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1 – 10 of 656Two models of the Vauxhall Vectra passenger car are now manufactured at Ellesmere Port, UK where there is a completely new bodyshop with over 600 Fanuc robots. John Mortimer…
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Two models of the Vauxhall Vectra passenger car are now manufactured at Ellesmere Port, UK where there is a completely new bodyshop with over 600 Fanuc robots. John Mortimer reports.
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Hydroforming offers the potential to reduce parts count and significantly increase structural strength and stiffness, as demonstrated by the use of the process to produce…
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Hydroforming offers the potential to reduce parts count and significantly increase structural strength and stiffness, as demonstrated by the use of the process to produce A‐pillars and windshield headers for the BMW 3‐series.
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Certain models of the new Vauxhall Vectra passenger car are being manufactured at Ellesmere Port where there is a completely new bodyshop with an installed population of some 660…
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Certain models of the new Vauxhall Vectra passenger car are being manufactured at Ellesmere Port where there is a completely new bodyshop with an installed population of some 660 Fanuc robots.
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Only ten people are required to man a new flexible, low‐volume but highly automated assembly facility that has been designed by Johann A. Krause Maschinenfabrik GmbH of Bremen to…
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Only ten people are required to man a new flexible, low‐volume but highly automated assembly facility that has been designed by Johann A. Krause Maschinenfabrik GmbH of Bremen to produce complex automotive components.
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A manufacturing plant for the manufacture of diesel fuel injection equipment at Stonehouse, Gloucester, UK is being expanded at a cost of $60 million to cater for a new production…
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A manufacturing plant for the manufacture of diesel fuel injection equipment at Stonehouse, Gloucester, UK is being expanded at a cost of $60 million to cater for a new production using lean manufacture and without expanding the manufacturing area.
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Jaguar Cars, the luxury UK automaker, is developing a new car, the X350. For the first time, the company is to use aluminium body panels for the body shell. Aluminium can be…
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Jaguar Cars, the luxury UK automaker, is developing a new car, the X350. For the first time, the company is to use aluminium body panels for the body shell. Aluminium can be difficult to weld so self‐piercing rivets are used for metal joining. The rivets are used in place of spot welding, but are applied by rivet setters attached to robots.
Jaguar Cars has invested millions of dollars in two new facilities – a press shop and a body‐in‐white shop – to produce aluminium bodies for the next generation XJ luxury…
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Jaguar Cars has invested millions of dollars in two new facilities – a press shop and a body‐in‐white shop – to produce aluminium bodies for the next generation XJ luxury passenger car.
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A new manufacturing plant has been installed in Solihull, UK, to manufacture the new Range Rover sports utility vehicle. An important aspect of the £80 million investment at the…
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A new manufacturing plant has been installed in Solihull, UK, to manufacture the new Range Rover sports utility vehicle. An important aspect of the £80 million investment at the site is a body‐in‐white assembly shop containing 123 robots, many of which are employed in multi‐tasking roles.
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A new manufacturing plant has been installed in Oxford, UK, to manufacture the new BMW Mini car. An important aspect of the £230 million investment at the site is the fully…
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A new manufacturing plant has been installed in Oxford, UK, to manufacture the new BMW Mini car. An important aspect of the £230 million investment at the site is the fully automated body‐in‐white assembly shop containing 230 robots.
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A US report predicts the cost of logistics as a percentage of sales will fall by 1995 as new technology will improve productivity. John Mortimer of IFS Publications reports.