Exports of Italian machine tools will rise 12.3% to a record of almost €3.7 billion this year and production will increase 4.9% to nearly €5 billion, the country’s machine tools association UCIMU said. Italian Deliveries to the domestic market are seen falling 11.1% to €1.3 billion, according to the association, which said Italian consumption in the sector will slip 4.2% to €2.5 billion. Outgoing chairman…

AFP reported that workers at Fiat's historic factory in Turin have said yes in a referendum on the Italian company's new flexible work rules. Officials of the FIOM metalworkers union, which campaigned against the contract, said that votes of white collar workers were key to the rules' approval, 54% to 46%. More than 94% of workers at the Mirafiori factory voted when they came for their shifts Thursday and…

Materials handling specialists J D Neuhaus will present their concept study of a stainless steel air hoist for the first time at the LogiMAT 2016 exhibition, taking place in Stuttgart from 8 – 10 March 2016. Exhibiting in Hall 6, Stand No. 6G60, the service side of the company will also present information on their comprehensive project planning and maintenance facilities. Under the motto “engineered for…

The launch of a Honda motorcycle assembly plant raises prospects for new employment opportunities. Thanks to a Japanese automaker, Bangladesh finally has good news to celebrate after months of turmoil that caused considerable damage to the economy. The Honda motorcycle assembly plant launched in Gazipur in December 2013 is expected to substantially reduce motorcycle imports and make them more affordable.…

BANGKOK, Thailand, July 10, 2013 - Honda Automobile (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (HATC), Honda's automobile production and sales joint venture company in Thailand, today held a ceremony to mark the start of construction of its new automobile production plant (to be located within the Rojana Industrial Park in Prachinburi Province). The ceremony was attended by Thailand Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and…

Japanese automaker Toyota’s American division, Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America (TEMA), is planning to invest $200m to increase V6 engine machining capacity and parts production in three North American plants. As part of the plan, Toyota will invest $150m in its V6 engine facility in Alabama and $50m in Bodine Aluminium casting plants in Missouri and Tennessee, which marks carmaker's…

According to the provisional data released by the Japanese Ministry of Finance in January this year Japan's iron and steel product exports came to 3.6 million tonne decreasing by 5.5% MoM and up 24.4% as compared to the same month of the previous year while these exports generated a value of JPY 267 billion down 5.4% compared to December 2012 and down 1.6% on YoY basis. In the given month Japan's iron and…

The Japan Iron & Steel Federation said that steel exports rose by 5.6% YoY to 3.67 million tonnes in August 2012, their fourth straight monthly increase. That growth was helped by increased exports to Thailand and other Southeast Asian countries. However, the gain was significantly smaller than the 11.2% expansion in July 2012, due to the yen's strength and intensifying competition with South Korean and…

Studying and Working Experiences He graduated from Dalian University of Technology in 1992 and received his Ph.D. degree in 1997 from Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST). From the year of 1997 to 2001, he worked as a teacher in the College of Materials Science and Engineering at HUST (In 1999, he was given an accelerated promotion to associate professor, and in 2001, an accelerated…

48 COOL ROBOT TYPES. IN SERVICE WHEREVER THINGS HEAT UP. Heat, dust, aggressive fluids: when the going gets tough for human workers, tough KUKA robots get going – with outstanding performance in continuous operation. Based on many years of experience in the foundry sector and in the automotive industry, KUKA is now offering a unique range of 48 high-performance robot types – the KR QUANTEC F series. With…