Ford Motor Company, a US-based automotive company, has introduced its Lightweight Concept vehicle, built using advanced materials including new metals, alloys and composites as a part of its research for future weight-reduction solutions. ...
German automaker Volkswagen Group has announced its plans to unveil the new Passat Saloon and Estate vehicles in July 2014. The new 4MOTION all-wheel drive Passat will be powered by 2L four-cylinder bi-turbo diesel engine paired to a new ...
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Major Chinese steelmaker Baosteel has announced that it has signed a cooperation agreement with Hubei Province-based car producer Dongfeng Renault Automotive Co Ltd. The agreement will cover five separate projects during the 2014-15 period. ...
Mercedes-Benz Buses has completed chassis range in Euro VI with the launch of three-axle OC 500 RF chassis for inter-city buses and touring coaches. For special applications, to comply with country-specific regulations and to cater for ...
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Indian steelmaker JSW Steel Limited has announced that it has commissioned the phase 1 of the cold roll mill No. 2 facility at Vijayanagar Works, Karnataka, consisting of a 2.3 million mt per year pickling line coupled with a tandem cold ...
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Japanese steelmaker Kobe Steel has announced that it has commissioned the new hot treatment plant at its Kakogawa works, aiming to improve the production system to increase sales of high-end steel products and improve cost competitiveness. ...
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Global steel giant ArcelorMittal has announced that it is investing around $15 million in the production of advanced high strength steel at its Vega do Sul flat steel rolling mill in the state of Santa Catarina in southern Brazil. The ...
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German plantmaker SMS Siemag has announced that it will modernize coiler No. 3 at the hot strip mill No. 2 of Chinese steelmaker Wuhan Iron & Steel (WISCO) to enable the coiler to wind hot rolled strip with a higher strength and in greater ...
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Russian steelmaker Novolipetsk Steel (NLMK) has stated that it has successfully passed certification audits confirming that its production of special-size slabs from high-strength and corrosion-resistant steel grades is compliant with the ...
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German plantmaker SMS Siemag has announced that Germany-based ArcelorMittal Bremen has placed an order with SMS Logistiksysteme for the supply of a fully automated sampling station for X-grade line pipe steels, including a connected ...
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The 2015 Ford F-150 pickup will feature an aluminum alloy body and stronger frame, and it will be available with a new, 2.7-liter EcoBoost V-6 engine, Ford Motor Co. announced. The automaker said the new, lighter body material will shave ...
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America’s biggest-selling vehicle, the Ford F-150 ‘truck’, has been given a 21st-century makeover with multiple LED lighting, digital instruments, active safety features, a new downsized turbo engine, and lighter ...
New advanced materials like MOFs (metal organic frameworks), advanced high-strength steel, and carbon nanotubes have the potential to enable novel products and disrupt existing businesses. However, material commercialization timelines are ...
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ccannounced it had successfully completed a test run at its Nanjing Steel's bar project. Meanwhile, the company indicated that the project will meet the growing market demand. According to the company’s development strategic, the ...
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Steel austenitic state from the cooling process is the key process of heat treatment, because ultimately depend on the performance of the steel cooling transformation of austenite after, so what kind of cool way to get what the organization ...
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