Sheet Metal Stamping Simulation

Manufacturers are realizing more and more every day there are virtually no limits to what water jets are capable of cutting and machining. Due to its versatility and ease of operation, water jet cutting technology has become one of the fastest growing machine processes in the world.

Machine tool distributor marks 50 years of success and more than 11,000 machine tool installations since its founding.

Ford India, the wholly-owned subsidiary of US car major Ford Motor Company, has doubled production at its Indian manufacturing facility in Chennai following increase in demand in the domestic market, a top official said.

Michael Boneham, president & managing director of Ford India, said the production in Chennai facility has been increased to 400 cars per day from 200 units. The increase in production has been achieved by introducing the second shift since July, he said.

A $26 million investment in Chesterfield County has allowed one company to introduce new technology will help increase performance and fuel efficiency in vehicle engine models.

Schaeffler Group USA announced Tuesday the investment at its Cheraw facility will lead to the addition of 70 new jobs.

When the NUMMI auto plant in Fremont shut down in April, many pronounced it dead -- a triple victim of the recession, sliding auto sales and General Motors' bankruptcy.But NUMMI is about to be reborn. Electric-carmaker Tesla Motors, which stunned the world when it announced plans to purchase the plant in May, officially takes ownership Oct. 1.

ST. PETERSBURG — Trumpeters dressed in white uniforms and long-legged drummer girls in blue jackets and cocked hats were playing marches Tuesday as Hyundai Motor launched its first Russian car assembly plant in St. Petersburg.

The company invested a total of $500 million in the facility, which will work in pilot mode until the end of this year and start commercial production in January.

The new China-based owners of Volvo plan to build as many as three assembly plants in that country to make the Swedish brand's vehicles—an ambitious gamble that the company can almost double sales globally by dramatically raising them in China.

Michigan's march toward a robust advanced battery industry continued this morning, as Massachusetts-based A123 Systems announced the grand opening of its new 291,000 square-foot facility in Livonia.

The company already has hired 300 workers for the lithium ion automotive battery production facility, which is believed to be the largest of its type in North America, and is expected to add several thousand jobs in coming years as it opens a second facility in Romulus.

GM's Indianapolis metal-stamping plant employees are looking in their mail boxes for the latest word on a proposed contract from JD Norman Industries.

The Illinois-based manufacturer wants to acquire the massive plant from General Motors before its scheduled closure in September 2011. The most valuable part of the deal would be the large, expensive equipment inside the plant and its skilled workforce. But United Auto Workers Union Local 23, which represents the 750 or so employees at the plant, has declined to negotiate with JD Norman.

Ford Motor Co has confirmed it will launch eight new vehicles in India by the middle of the decade as it plans to become a major player in one of the automotive world’s fastest growing markets.

 There are reports that Ford will not be building its compact Kuga SUV at the Louisville Assembly Plant.

Despite that report in the Bloomberg News, Ford officials say the renovations at the plant will continue.

Toyota has begun construction of a new assembly plant in Brazil, its third in that country. The company’s first Brazilian plant, established in 1958, was its first manufacturing facility located outside of Japan.

ALTONA will become the epicentre of Toyota’s plans to become the dominant player in manufacturing fuel-efficient engines.

Toyota announced on Friday the Grieve Pde plant would make more than 100,000 engines a year for its Camry and Hybrid Camry cars, starting late 2012.

Output in the nation's factories rose a strong 1% in July led by a fast pace of auto production, the Federal Reserve reported Tuesday.

Capacity utilization rose to 74.8% in July from 74.1% in the previous month.

While many local businesses are losing market share and profit during the downturn, a local subcontractor is actually growing stronger. Anpec Industries is a machining subcontractor for the construction and automotive sectors. Much of its business is making parts for Honda ATVs and motorcycles.