Manufacturing
Ford to spend $9 billion on US plants if UAW contract passes
Work guarantees for multiple plants including in four-year contract.
Category: Manufacturing
Plants, production systems, automation, materials, and quality.
Manufacturing
TWB Co. to open plant in Kentucky to supply Ford
Welded blanks will go into F-250, F-350 trucks at Louisville plant.
Manufacturing
Aleris completes Nichols Aluminum purchase
Adds 500 employees, sheet automotive capacity in Iowa, Alabama, Illinois
Manufacturing
EMO Milano 2015: Miles of machine tools
With 155,362 visitors from 120 countries, Europe’s giant machine tool exhibition showcased the latest manufacturing technologies.
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.
Manufacturing
The beast is where it belongs
Ford brings production of the 2016 F-650 and F-750 medium-duty trucks from Mexico to Ohio.
Manufacturing
Lightweighting demands low-temperature coatings curing
Axalta Coating Systems’ technical expert discusses current and future technologies that could support increased use of composites and other lightweight materials.
Manufacturing
News
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
Additive manufacturing racecar parts
Formula Student Electric team in Stuttgart, Germany, uses laser sintering to create a unique cooling structure, improving performance of water pumps.
Manufacturing
The advantage of using edge bonded shims
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
Ford expands battery R&D globally
Investments in Asia, Europe follow big North American push.