The Ministry of Industry (Thailand) has remarked in their recent 74th anniversary celebrations that the ministry will be expanding cooperation and integration with the private sector to upgrade Thai industries to Industry 4.0.
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Airbus has contracted Banglore’s Aequs Aerospace to supply over 100,000 titanium machined parts for the A320neo (new engine option) programme.
Read more...Nissan Motor has agreed to purchase a 34 percent stake in Mitsubishi Motors, taking control of 237.4 billion yen (US$2.2 billion) in shares to become the largest shareholder — just over a third — in Mitsubishi.
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China will invest around 4.7 trillion yuan (US$724 billion) in transport infrastructure projects over the next three years, according to an article posted on the country’s transport ministry’s website.
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Tokyo Kobe Steeland partners Sugita Wire, Ltd. and China’s Fasten Group have agreed to increase the production capacity of their Chinese joint venture that processes special steel wire rod into wire.
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Kim Seidelman, has been appointed the regional president of the Asia-Pacific sales region. Walter will organise its global sales in four regions, rather than three regions it has had.
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Over the past five years, German automotive toolmaker Konrad Schäfer Modell und Formenbau has switched all its static and portable CMMs, as well as its hand scanners, to Delcam’s PowerINSPECT inspection software. The results of standardising on a single software have included lower training expenses, greater staff flexibility and perfect CAD compatibility.
Read more...Schuler is focusing in particular on new growth markets in China and other emerging markets. In spring this year, the company’s acquisition of a majority stake in Chinese press manufacturer Yadon is expected to be finally closed. The necessary approval from China’s anti-trust authorities has now been received.
Read more...A partnership aimed at increasing software interoperability was signed by Autodesk and Siemens.
Read more...The additive manufacturing (AM) wave continues to prove unstoppable even with the less than ideal economic climate.
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