Manufacturing
Hot-formed aluminum parts
The Schuler Group has developed a serial manufacturing system for forming alloyed aluminum grades that automakers have avoided because of poor formability.
Author: Robert Schoenberger
Fleets
Commercial vehicle outlook: Medium-duty to be the bright spot
Mining, oil exploration, and agriculture are all expected to be tough markets in 2016, making construction and service vehicles the best bets for growth.
Industry
Biometrics for driver safety systems
Nevada’s Olea Sensor Networks has developed seatbelt-mountable heart-rate monitors that could power future advanced safety systems.
Industry
Automotive Outlook: record sales forecast for 2016
Industry leaders expect sales growth to slow from 2015’s record pace but increase enough to make 2016 another record-setting year for automakers.
Manufacturing
2015 Auto sales hit 17.5 million, breaking all-time record
Booming truck sales push results past 2000's 17.4 million sales mark.
Engineering
Lightweight, aesthetically pleasing wheel designs
Lacks Wheel Trim Systems’ advanced composite design surfaces for aluminum wheels cut weight, despite growing diameter demands of modern vehicle designs.
Industry
Harder steel can be tough to weld
As automakers use more high-strength steel in vehicles, Lincoln Electric’s automotive chief discusses what designers and manufacturers will have to consider in dealing with heat, corrosion protection, and build speeds.
Manufacturing
Machining die-cast aluminum components
Growing numbers of small automotive castings, covered with features that require machining, led engineers at Makino to develop a new horizontal machining center to address the challenge.
Engineering
High-impact automotive testing
To show that its seats could perform as designed during rear-end collisions from a train, one automaker brought in Moog Inc. to develop an electrically actuated test system.
Manufacturing
EPA says another 10,000 VW vehicles cheat on diesel emissions
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
GM would spend $8.3B on US plants if UAW contract passes
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
Aerospace cutting technology solves automotive problems
California-based RobbJack has adapted technology initially developed for aerospace customers to now solve tool chatter problems for automotive companies.