• Dr. Ulrich Dohle informierte über emissionsarme Dieselmotoren der Zukunft • Mittel- und Süddeutschland wichtige Standorte für maritime Wirtschaft Uwe Beckmeyer, Parlamentarischer Staatssekretär beim Bundesminister für Wirtschaft und Energie, hat die Rolls-Royce Power Systems AG in Friedrichshafen besucht. Dr. Ulrich Dohle, Vorstandsvorsitzender des Unternehmens, informierte über emissionsarme…

The first thing you notice when you start the tour at the Subaru plant in Lafayette, Ind., is the noise. Even with earplugs snugly stuffed into your skull the deafening sound of the factory permeates your eardrums with its constant roar, and it does not cease until you exit into the lobby. Everywhere you turn there is danger, as autonomously operated robots zip by beneath four-story stamping machines that…

The luxury car company will establish Southern California's first new car manufacturing plant in more than two decades about 60 miles east of Los Angeles in the city of Moreno Valley, where it will begin building its plug-in electric hybrid automobiles. The admired but embattled Fisker, which filed for bankruptcy protection in 2013 and was purchased by Chinese auto parts giant Wanxiang Group a year later,…

Just how big is the upcoming Kubota expansion? “It’s unprecedented, in terms of scale, for Hall County,” said Tim Evans, vice president of economic development at the Greater Hall Chamber of Commerce. “This is also the largest earth-moving project in the state right now.” Projected to bring nearly 600 new jobs to the area, the $100 million project includes expansion of existing operations and construction…

Dubai: Abu Dhabi Ports signed an agreement with Al Gharbia Pipe Company to open a new pipe manufacturing facility at Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi (Kizad). The company said in a statement that the facility will cater to the region’s oil and gas industry, manufacturing high quality steel pipes. The agreement will see Al Gharbia Pipe Company invest a projected total of Dh1.1 billion, with their new…

GRAND RAPIDS — As the automotive industry continues to grow and becomes more globalized, suppliers will face a steady increase in vehicle production volumes and new product launches. By 2022, global vehicle production is expected to top 107 million units compared to the 87 million produced in 2014, while analysts predict a steady uptick in new vehicle launches, peaking at 169 new vehicle launches in 2018,…

Hit by rising losses and erosion in net worth, Hinduja group foundry arm Hinduja Foundries has decided to close its ductron castings unit in Hyderabad. The company also appointed Markus Wermers as its new managing director effective August 13, the company informed the stock exchanges on Friday. Set up way back in 1970s, the ductron unit has a capacity of 36,000 tonne per annum and has a high pressure line…

Just because a company makes high-technology components for the rail industry, it doesn’t necessarily mean that is all that it does. So the sight of a mining track shoe on display outside a major rail components supplier shouldn’t really come as too much of a surprise. The more likely reaction is probably: “What on earth is that?” Different sort of track The mining track shoe in question is made at Progress…

Mando Corp., a major South Korean auto parts maker, said Sunday it has broken ground on a factory in northeast Mexico and invested some US$130 million in the new facility as part of efforts to expand its presence in Latin America. Construction for the upcoming plant began Friday, when company officials held a groundbreaking ceremony in the Mexican state of Coahuila, Mando said. The new plant will produce…

The company is adding a 29,000-square-foot addition to its current facility in the Town of Addison as it expands its casting capabilities to meet increased customer demand. Construction of the first phase, a 14,420-square-foot expansion of the company’s foundry, is expected to be completed by October. "We are very excited to be able to continue to grow and expand our operations here in Washington County,”…