Manufacturing
FANUC highlights CNC, robotic integration
Rockwell Automation Fair offers venue to discuss connectivity.
Author: Manufacturing Group
Manufacturing
Constellium picks Georgia for automotive aluminum plant
Facility to open by 2019, creating 150 jobs for lightweight metal production.
Manufacturing
Volkswagen slashes spending plan by $1.1 billion
Auto sales finally got back above pre-recession levels in 2014 with August sales reaching a seven-year high. After six long years, sales levels have matched 2007’s pace. More importantly, several research groups expect 2015 continue to grow. Today’s Motor Vehicles allows marketers direct access to this healthy industry with continued growth.
Manufacturing
Toyota to use garbage dump gas to power auto plant
Georgetown, Kentucky, facility to generate energy from nearby waste facility.
Manufacturing
Sypris Technologies supply Mack axles
Auto sales finally got back above pre-recession levels in 2014 with August sales reaching a seven-year high. After six long years, sales levels have matched 2007’s pace. More importantly, several research groups expect 2015 continue to grow. Today’s Motor Vehicles allows marketers direct access to this healthy industry with continued growth.
Vehicle Tech
Karma to use BMW hybrid, electric technology
Plug-in hybrid system to tap into i3, i8 expertise.
Vehicle Tech
Ford police vehicles hit 61% market share
Following Crown Vic departure in 2011, share had fallen to less than 40%.
Fleets
Efficient Drivetrains supports plug-in hybrid, CNG truck
Combining alternative power technologies creates 27mpge work truck.
Fleets
Paccar to introduce lighter diesel engine for U.S. markets
MX-11 is more fuel efficient, quieter than the MX-13.
Engineering
Axalta to open coatings tech center in Philadelphia
R&D expansion needed to develop paints and coatings for multi-material vehicles.
Engineering
Optimal Engineering Systems motion controllers
Auto sales finally got back above pre-recession levels in 2014 with August sales reaching a seven-year high. After six long years, sales levels have matched 2007’s pace. More importantly, several research groups expect 2015 continue to grow. Today’s Motor Vehicles allows marketers direct access to this healthy industry with continued growth.
Industry
Ford to commercialize Alcoa Micromill aluminum
Announced last year, Alcoa Micromill is more formable than current automotive aluminum.