Manufacturing
Rattunde officially opens Michigan manufacturing, support center
German tool company hopes to expand the facility, add operations in Mexico.
Category: Manufacturing
Plants, production systems, automation, materials, and quality.
Manufacturing
Panasonic, Tesla agree to terms on Gigafactory for electric car batteries
No location set yet for massive plant.
Manufacturing
Bankruptcy Court clears way for Fisker to pay back creditors
Plug-in hybrid company went bankrupt in 2011, cost government more than $100 million.
Manufacturing
IMTS 2014 Conferences: Lean manufacturing in a high-mix/low-volume shop
Implementing low-inventory, cost-saving processes for smaller companies.
Manufacturing
Motorcycle power from napkin sketch to aluminum prototypes
Working nights and weekends, a small team of racing enthusiasts designed and built a new cylinder head design that could boost horsepower in small engines.
Manufacturing
Customizing for the win
Joe Gibbs Racing credits a 17-year partnership with Doosan Infracore Machine Tools for giving its team the technology and support to rapidly turn out unique parts for each driver, car, and race on the grueling NASCAR circuit.
Manufacturing
Bringing steel-born technology to aluminum parts
Shiloh Industries creates laser-welded blanks out of aluminum, adapting a technology used for decades to cut weight and material in steel automotive parts.
Manufacturing
Oshkosh Defense completes RAM testing for new military vehicle
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.
Engineering
GM Foundation awards $2.5 million in STEM scholarships
Buick Achievers Scholarship Program targets women, minorities, first-in-family to go to college.
Manufacturing
Volvo ends production of XC90 crossover in Sweden
Plant to be retooled for updated model, old XC90 to stay in production in China.
Manufacturing
Nissan opens Infiniti engine plant in Decherd, Tennessee
Nashville-area facility will make engines for Infiniti, Mercedes vehicles.
Manufacturing
BorgWarner supplies Volkswagen with advanced diesel glow plugs
Pressure sensor plugs boost performance on small diesel car lineup.