Mexico to Remain Automotive Force, PwC Says May 3, 2017 Mexico will remain a force in the automotive industry even as President Donald Trump looks to revamp the North American Free Trade Agreement, PricewaterhouseCoopers said in a report about the industry.
Caterpillar Boosts Sales Forecast But Will Spend More to Close Plants April 25, 2017 Caterpillar Inc. (Peoria, IL) today boosted its sales outlook while saying it will spend more to close plants and cut jobs.
Ford Cancels Mexico Plant After Trump Criticism, Will Invest $700M in Michigan January 3, 2017 Ford Motor Co. said today it’s canceling a $1.6 billion factory in Mexico after criticism from President-elect Donald Trump.
Improving Hole Drilling June 12, 2017 Hole drilling plays a critical role in automotive manufacturing. Hundreds of holes must be drilled for each vehicle that’s manufactured, including those in transmission shafts, engine blocks, air bag propellant chambers, camshafts, and other internal engine parts.
Robots Frame New Car with Automotive Lightweighting October 13, 2017 The all-new Alfa Romeo Giulia is sporty, a true testament to the historic racing heritage of the automaker. When a new production line with articulating robots and flexible framing stations was needed, Alfa Romeo called on Comau SpA (Torino, Italy; Royal Oak, MI) to co-engineer a flexible body-in-white (BIW) line to handle advanced lightweight materials used in the Giulia’s framing.
Jenoptik Opens New Automotive Technical Center June 15, 2017 Metrology developer Jenoptik AG (Jena, Germany) on Thursday officially opened its new North American technology campus here that will focus on the industrial metrology and laser processing systems used primarily by its automotive OEM and Tier customers.
GM to Spend an Additional $1 Billion on US Plants January 17, 2017 General Motors Co. said today it will spend an additional $1 billion on US manufacturing plants, a move the automaker estimated would add or retain 1500 factory jobs.
Cold Sintering Process Saves Energy, Material October 18, 2017 Researchers at Penn State University (University Park, PA) have devised a novel method for sintering, a widely used manufacturing process for powdered materials. The new process, which uses much less time and energy than current approaches, could have global implications on manufacturing and energy savings and pave the way for new discoveries.
Yamaha to Deploy Siemens Software September 7, 2017 Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd., a manufacturer of diverse motorized products in Japan, has selected Siemens to provide product lifecycle management (PLM) software to support its digitalization initiative.
