Exploring the: Automotive Production Zone
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- Enhanced Machine Vision Sensors
- New position tools and colored and lighting filters are now offered as upgrades to Cognex Corp.’s existing line of Checker 4G high-speed and high-resolution machine vision sensors—and come standard on its latest model, the 4G7X.The Check...
Article Published: 11/11/2011
- How the Chevrolet Sonic Proves Times Have Changed @ GM
- As vehicle manufacturers begin to focus on global products, small
cars take on a new emphasis. And the 2012 Chevrolet Sonic is a new global car, one that is representative of GM’s new competitiveness.
Article Published: 11/10/2011
- Powering the 2012 Cadillac SRX
- “When we started planning to equip this vehicle with the 3.6-liter engine, I challenged our engineers to achieve fuel efficiency.” That’s Liz Pilibosian, vehicle chief engineer for the 2012 Cadillac SRX.
Article Published: 11/10/2011
- Laser-Sintering for Hybrid Sports Car
- Westfield Sportscars (westfield-sportscars.co.uk) is a British-owned and –operated firm that hand builds sports cars.
Article Published: 11/10/2011
- Images from Ford’s SEM
- In their quest for quality, the personnel at Ford’s Dunton Technical Centre in Brentwood, Essex, England, use a scanning electron microscope.
Article Published: 11/10/2011
- High-Performing, Energy-Efficient 2D Laser Cutter
- A 2D CO² laser cutter capable of operating with a maximum power output of 4,500 watts, the Mitsubishi Laser eX, is now offered by MC Machinery Systems.
Article Published: 11/4/2011
- Sandvik’s New CoroMill 316 End Mills Extend Depth of Cut
- Sandvik Coromant has developed three new end mill inserts for its CoroMill 316 exchangeable head milling system: a ballnose mill for profile milling, aluminum machining and finishing; a corner radius mill for slot, shoulder, plunge and face milling,...
Article Published: 10/20/2011
- FANUC’s iLimitS Helps CNC Machines Know Their Limits
- FANUC Factory Automation America’s iLimitS is a software add-on for its line of CNC controls to protect the machine, parts and fixtures by monitoring the spindle load, spindle speed, and up to four coolant flow devices during machining op...
Article Published: 10/11/2011
- End Mills for Hard Steel
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Article Published: 9/16/2011
- The Seventh-Generation Toyota Camry
- Will there be a more significant introduction this year?
In a word, “No.” After all, even last year, when it seemed as though there
was nothing but bad news and badder luck, Camry was the number-one
selling car in the U.S. And now it is brand new.
Article Published: 9/16/2011