The New Dimension in Volkswagen Plastics Processing
With their latest acquisition of an injection moulding machine, Volkswagen plastics processors at the Braunschweig facility have taken a leap forward. In addition to the 110 injection moulding... »mehr
26.08.2002
The Vectra Gets a New Bodyshop
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. »mehr
26.08.2002
Reducing Evaporative Emissions to Zero
Plastic fuel tanks made with a six-layer skin are already effective in limiting fuel evaporation, but a new manufacturing approach developed by TI Automotive at its Technology Centre in Rastatt,... »mehr
Product Development On The Fast Track
Product lifecycle management (PLM) focuses on the efficient utilization of existing know-how and resources. The challenges faced by car manufacturers are by no means new. They need to introduce... »mehr
26.08.2002
Fast and Functional
Customer-focused development is helping to expand stereolithography’s window of opportunity. »mehr
26.08.2002
Simulating Comfort Before the Car Seat Exists
Dummies don‘t cry, don‘t laugh and don‘t complain. Despite this, the engineers in the development department at Johnson Controls know exactly how the virtual figures in the CAD... »mehr
Finding Internal Component Flaws
A packaging defect inside a component used in an automotive application often has no immediate electrical consequences. One example is a delamination in a plastic IC. If the delamination is between... »mehr
New Mercedes Four-Cylinder Engine Generation
Four newly developed petrol engines developing up to 141 kW/192 bhp are to be introduced from mid-2002. Fuel consumption is reduced by more than 19 % thanks to direct injection, while torque... »mehr
01.08.2002
The Honda Fuel Cell Experimental Vehicle
This article describes Honda's concept for fuel cell vehicle development and the positioning of fuel cell vehicles compared with various power plant types, as well as the recent development status,... »mehr
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