Based on the United States-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) Agreement, senior company officials from the Mexico City-based supplier joined Huntsville city leaders to celebrate the opening of the more than 350,000-square-foot production facility on Bibb Garrett Road in Tanner. The new plant has 323,000 square feet of production space, 18,000 square feet of office space along with quality laboratories, a training…

Chrysler Group chairman and CEO Sergio Marchionne has confirmed spending totaling US$1.249bn at two Saltillo, Mexico, factories and the creation of 1,570 jobs during a dedication event at the new van assembly plant. Of the total, $1.085bn was spent building the van plant to produce the Ram ProMaster commercial vehicle, a NAFTA variant of the Ducato Fiat builds in a joint venture with PSA in Europe - there…

MFN Shot Peening Workshop in Dordrecht MFN (Metal Finishing News) is most likely the world's only publication entirely focusing on peening, blasting, cleaning and vibratory finishing! MFN has a circulation of over 5300 issues and is distributed in 67 countries. You are probably aware that MFN does plenty of workshops about Shot Peening around the globe. On the 13th - 15th of April 2010 we organise a local…

In developed areas in China the number of available labor is falling. This particularly concerns hard manually work like fettling shops in foundries. Therefore the costs for such work increases every year. Considering this situation Suzhou Suzhu Foundry Machinery Manufacture Co., Ltd. introduced compact CNC based Cut & Grinder machines for the Chinese market, MGM Muschna Giesserei-Maschinen…

Chinese casting suppliers for automotive and construction machinery producers continue their investments in fully automated tight flask green sand moulding lines, assuring a high repeatability of casting quality and decrease in manpower. Guangdong FUWA Engineering Machinery Co., Ltd. is the largest manufacturer of suspension and brake system for trucks, bus and other on-road vehicles in China, producing…

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) and Primetals Technologies will acquire ABP Induction Systems (ABP), a global manufacturer and servicer of induction furnaces and heating systems from CM Acquisitions, a Chicago based private equity firm. ABP offers a variety of best-in-class products and comprehensive services to blue-chip customers, including leading automotive OEMs and suppliers, industrial…

The targets of Microspraying are quite challenging and in Motultech Baraldi are investigated since long time with many experiments conducted first in our Technical Center and our “Lube Test” equipment, and after in the foundries with our customers. The reduction of the quantity of release agent applied has for sure a positive impact on the environment, on the savings of water and energy, and on the die…

MIDEST, the global show for all industrial subcontracting know-how, took place from 17th to 20th November at the Paris Nord Villepinte Exhibition Centre; but this year it was very far from being business as usual. It was a show charged with emotion following the horrifying attacks and their consequences that had plunged Paris into mourning on the weekend preceding its opening. There was a searing pain that…

FROM 17TH TO 20TH NOVEMBER AT THE PARIS NORD VILLEPINTE EXHIBITION CENTRE MIDEST, the global show of industrial subcontracting know-how, will be held for the 45th time from 17th to 20th November at the Paris Nord Villepinte Exhibition Centre at a time when industry in general and French industry in particular has sparked back into life. Professionals will have a unique opportunity to test out the reality of…

It's hard to believe that it's already been a month since we welcomed our new and existing customers to our stand during a dynamic GIFA week in Düsseldorf. We still look back on the show with enthusiasm, following the many conversations with our visitors who had the opportunity to see two of our many core machines in action during GIFA. At the Mingzhi Technology stand in Hall 15, our customers were able to…