Overview Of:
Automotive Production
The Automotive Design & Production Production Zone consists of the hardware—tools, machining centers, grinders, etc.—that is used in automotive manufacturing.
The ST-10Y turning center from Haas Automation, Inc. (haascnc.com) offers 4 in. of Y-axis travel (±2 in. from the centerline) so it can perform off-center milling, drilling, and tapping.
An innovative concept for vehicle interiors that replaces buttons, switches and knobs in the center console with a smooth injection molded surface has been developed and processed by Magna Exterior & Interior Systems and ENGEL.
Gary S. Vasilash
A snap-shot-like look at assembly operations at various facilities of the company that put the world on wheels.
Beth Clute
Hot machines from DMG/Mori Seiki—that we see in the Alps when it is really cold outside.
Here are some pieces of factory automation that can make a big difference in your assembly operations. They’re the real deal.
Toyota Makes Engine Investments
Gary S. Vasilash
Toyota is investing, to quote Dick Cheney, “big time” in engine production in the U.S.
Honda: Seeing Too Far?
Gary S. Vasilash
Theodore Levitt, in 1960, published a paper in the Harvard Business Review titled “Marketing Myopia.” Fundamental to the piece is the question, “What market are you in?” One of the famous examples he used is the railroad industry, which was in decline at that time as a mode of personal transportation, as people were taking other alternatives.
Making More Altimas in Smyrna
Gary S. Vasilash
The Nissan plant in Smyrna, Tennessee, opened in June, 1983.
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