ERIE, PA—Accuride, a manufacturer and supplier of commercial vehicle components, is planning to invest $75 million this year to improve its manufacturing processes.
DETROIT—Chrysler workers are using tools normally found at film animation studios—such as 3D videos and computerized motion sensors—to reshape the way they assemble a car or build an engine.
FAIRFAX, KS—A UAW local at GM’s assembly plant here will hold a strike authorization vote Thursday after workers rejected a local labor contract last Friday. About 66 percent of production workers and 58 percent of skilled-trades workers voted against the proposed contract.
DETROIT—Denso Corp. will build a $57 million assembly plant in Silao, Mexico; open an R&D office in the Silicon Valley of California; and expand its operations in Southfield, MI, to house labs for battery cooling and in-dash technology engineering.
Situated on the University of Michigan campus in Dearborn, MI, is the Institute for Advanced Vehicle Systems (IAVS). Faculty and students conduct research on low-mass vehicles, power trains, manufacturing processes, and auto body and chassis systems.
KVH Industries Inc. knows that people love to be entertained in their vehicles. This is why they developed the TracVision satellite communications system about 10 years ago. TracVision can provide hundreds of channels of live satellite television and music to cars, motor coaches, RVs or boats. The most recent version of the system is the A7. Assembling the antenna for the A7 posed an adhesive-related challenge for KVH.
Vibration welding uses heat generated by friction at the interface of two thermoplastic parts to produce melting in the interfacial area. The molten materials flow together under pressure and bond, forming a weld upon cooling.
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