April 19, 2007
| There Is Still Money To Be Made In The Automotive Market |
Racin' Roddin' And Restorin' Pays Off According to
The Specialty Equipment Market Association, the automotive aftermarket is a $34 billion per year industry. Racing, hot rodding, customizing and restoring classic and vintage automobiles are strong revenue sources for thousands of machine shops all over the United States, but money is not the only payoff. For many, being able to work on some of the best autos and bikes ever created is more satisfying to them than their paychecks.
Mori Seiki Introduces Turret Shaft Lathe Aimed At Automotive Market Mori Seiki's NZS1500 turret shaft lathe is less than half the size of previous models and designed primarily for the automotive market.
Switching Vises Shortens Cycle Times Improving an existing machining center's productivity can involve nothing more than changing vises. One shop switched to a high-density manual-model vise that holds four parts and reduced its cycle times per part 25 percent.
Thread-Gaging System Keeps Pace With Production Manually inspecting mounting holes on thousands of axle shafts proved slow, unreliable, and tedious for a major Detroit automotive supplier. The shop needed to 100% inspect each hole's location, depth, and thread at a rate of 200 parts/hr/gage so as not to compromise production. For such a demanding task, it relies on the Eagle Thread Verifier.
World Engine Plants Gain Global Automation Partner is expected to help the group cost-effectively produce a reliable engine that meets stringent automotive... production thanks to the signing of a major automotive contract. Mitsubishi Electric Automation Inc.... to manufacture four-cylinder automotive engines. Engine production at the first plant... Mitsubishi compact C64 CNCs will also be used. Machinery comes from major automotive suppliers.
Stamping Plant Wins WorkTower Automotive has selected ICE Industries (www.iceindustires.com) to manufacture parts for at least the next three years. The contract calls for ICE to produce stampings and welded assemblies. Tower Automotive designs and produces vehicle structural components and assemblies used by every major automotive manufacturer, including BMW, DaimlerChrysler, Fiat, Ford, GM, Honda, Hyundai/Kia, Nissan, Toyota, Volkswagen.
Robot Installations Set A Record In 2005 The automotive industry continues to pace robot installations for both motor vehicle and automotive part manufacturing. Robot installation set a record in 2005 primarily as a result of strong investment within the automotive industry.
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