GF AgieCharmilles, a division of Georg Fischer, has won a CHF 12 million order to supply a large number of electric discharge and high speed milling machines. The new order came from a leading Asian smart device manufacturer. Delivery will be staged over the next few months. The approximately 25 units will be produced in Losone and Nidau (Switzerland). All types are high precision machines dedicated to the…

The robot models, including the KUKA bestseller KR QUANTEC, will be installed at Volkswagen Navarra in Pamplona, Northern Spain. There they will be used in body-in-white production. Volkswagen is thus investing further in European automobile production. KUKA and Volkswagen have maintained a successful partnership in Pamplona for almost 30 years. KUKA has been able to impress with many years of trusting…

Rheinmetall will soon be modernizing part of the Bundeswehr's fleet of Leopard main battle tanks, implementing a comprehensive array of upgrade measures. The Düsseldorf-based technology group for mobility and security will be responsible for key parts of a combat performance upgrade programme that will bring 104 Leopard 2 tanks up to state-of-the-art design status. Coupled with additional services, the…

On behalf a European customer country, Rheinmetall has been commissioned to supply a three-digit number of L52 gun barrel systems for the Panzerhaubitze 2000 (PzH 2000) self-propelled howitzer. The gun barrels will be delivered in the period 2024-2029. The delivery is part of a massive growth programme in barrel and weapons production that Rheinmetall is currently implementing in order to meet the increased…

With a major order for the production of aluminum fastening elements, Aluminiumguss Sauerland GmbH has finally become part of the "German solar industry comeback". The solar industry is defined by all industrial companies that supply parts for the production of systems for the direct use of Solar energy, e.g. solar cells for photovoltaic systems, or companies, that are involved in the production process…

Contract signed for an initial vehicle order worth over €100 million Rheinmetall AG of Düsseldorf has just won another major order for military wheeled vehicles. The Norwegian armed forces will soon be taking delivery of a large number of logistical vehicles made by Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles (RMMV). RMMV is a joint venture with Rheinmetall AG holding 51% and MAN Truck&Bus AG holding 49%. Signed at…

The housings will be produced in Shanghai, where Rheinmetall and its Chinese partner HUAYU Automotive Systems Co. Ltd. (HASCO) operate the joint venture KPSNC. The total order value is in the low three-digit million euro range. Just nine months after a well-known American customer placed the order in March of this year, serial production will begin at the end of 2022. This American company also maintains a…

The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has ordered 400 MAN Lion's City buses for public transport in Dubai. At the UITP Summit in Hamburg, RTA Dubai, United Motors & Heavy Equipment Co. LLC and MAN Truck & Bus signed a contract for the delivery of the city buses. The agreement strengthens the long-standing local partnership between RTA and United Motors, and underlines MAN's role in realizing Dubai's…

As a longstanding supplier to an internationally operating premium European OEM, Rheinmetall Automotive AG has now booked additional orders in various product segments with a total value of around €200 million. Among these components, for which Rheinmetall is in some cases the sole supplier, there are gasoline- and diesel-engine pistons complete with piston rings sourced from alliance partner Riken for…

Majorette in Thailand has trusted Frech Die Casting Machines with their production of little metal cars, that have been an international hit for decades. They appeal to people from every generation as collectors pieces or for play. From passenger cars, commercial and construction vehicles, to racing cars and matching play sets, the range has something for everybody. State-of-the-art Oskar Frech Die Casting…