Global steel giant ArcelorMittal has announced that its Tailored Blanks units has opened a new production facility in Senica, Slovakia, capable of producing 4 million laser-welded blanks (LWBs) per year, to meet growing demand for steel for ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, steel
US consumers have indicated they would be more interested in using a car with an autonomous driving system developed by a tech company than a traditional car maker. In a study conducted by US advisory firm KPMG, drivers from Los Angeles, ...
Royal DSM, the global Life Sciences and Materials Sciences company, has signed a partnership agreement with PlastiComp, Inc., based in Winona, Minnesota, USA, to develop new innovative bio-based Long Fiber Thermoplastic (LFT) composite ...
US-based automobile manufacturer Ford Motor has opened a new $8m battery lab at the University of Michigan to develop energy storage devices for the country's auto industry. Out of the total investment, the Michigan Economic ...
Tags: Ford Motor, automobile
Huntsman has expanded its extensive thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) film and sheet portfolio. The company has developed IROGRAN? CA117-200 - a high performance, plasticizer-free, polyester-based TPU that enables the faster processing of ...
Teijin Limited announced today the launch of Sereebo, a new brand for carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastics (CFRTP) which the company envisions will be used in green products that revolutionize manufacturing with enhanced production speed ...
According to the monthly statistics released by the Turkish Automotive Manufacturers' Association (OSD), in September this year Turkey's motor vehicle output totaled 111,769 units, increasing 12.2 percent year on year. In September of the ...
Tags: Motor Vehicle
Laser welding technology is increasingly being utilized in several industrial processes ranging from the production of micro electronics to shipbuilding. However, amongst various applications, the technology has gained considerable ...
Tags: Laser Welding, Automotive Industry
The second annual JEC Americas Composites Show and Conference, held at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center from Oct. 2 to 4, reflected the growing commerce, collaboration and innovation that have come to typify the region's dynamic ...
Tags: Textile
American private equity firm Crestview Partners and Chinese CITIC Capital have purchased Canadian automotive equipment company Stackpole International from Sterling Group and Current Capital. Stackpole is an automotive original equipment ...
Tags: Automotive Equipment, Crestview
Our Rating: Performance, Ride & Handling 3 Comfort & Interior 4 Quality & Design 4 Value & Features 4.5 French brands were remarkably late to join the SUV party, so it’s quite a shock seeing the Peugeot 2008 emerge at the ...
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Recently, Sanqing LNG New Energy Automotive Development Forum organized by Shaanxi Dayun Chemicals Group is held in Hancheng, Shaanxi province. Officials from local government, leaders from energy companies and manufacturers attend the ...
Tags: Transportation, Heavy Duty Truck
High-strength steel in the automobile industry has been more widely used, which makes the car to further reduce manufacturing costs. The reason is that the use of high-strength steel assembly reduces the car number of links in the ...
Tags: Laser Welding, Strength Steel
Kloeckner Metals announced Wednesday the opening of a new light gauge flat rolled steel processing center in Calvert, Alabama. The facility is approximately 100,000 square feet in size and offers slitting from thicknesses of .010" to ...
In September this year, new passenger car registrations in the German market contracted by one percent year on year to 247,200 units, and were up 15.4 percent compared to August, according to the data released by the German Association of ...
Tags: Passenger Car, Automotive Industry