Multidraw PL 61 SE by Zeller+Gmelin is suitable for the basic oiling of all steel surfaces from the rolling mill and helps to reduce zinc abrasion during the forming process of hot-dip galvanised surfaces.

Seco’s Secomax PCBN grades are designed for precision machining of hardened steel workpiece materials for continuous to heavy interrupted cuts.

More manufacturers are turning to quality controls that enable greater efficiencies on the production front. By Didier Lacroix, senior VP, International Sales & Services, Cognex Corporation

As Indonesia moves towards an age of increased digitalisation and connectivity, there is an increased expectation of the automotive sector to improve on its productivity and swing around an otherwise lacklustre 2015. ‘Moving Into Industry 4.0: The Power Of PLM In Your Automotive Supply Chain’ tackled some of the concerns of the Indonesian automotive players. Syed Shah reports from Jakarta.

Auto parts supplier Delphi Automotive will begin testing autonomous automotives in Singapore this year. This move may lead to robot taxis by the end of the decade, Bloomberg reported.

General Motors Co is optimistic about the recovering auto industry in China, and is responding to a shift in growth toward utilitarian models in small cities, Reuters reported.

Eddy Lek, product marketing manager, Asia Pacific, Faro Technologies explores five ways that 3D measurement improves quality and productivity for the automotive industry.

Constantly changing factors such as unstable oil prices, ever more demanding environmental protection legislations and the evolution of more efficient technologies ensures a continually changing global automotive market place. These factors also increase the ongoing competition between carmakers and OEMs and dictate today's automotive industry manufacturing trends. By Oleg Eliezer, Iscar's automotive industry manager.

Japanese aluminium products makers such as UACJ Corp and Kobe Steel are boosting output capacity in the United States to increase market share as automakers turn to the lighter metal to meet stricter environmental rules, reported Reuters.

With articulated robots and advanced software applications that can simulate every stage of production, one company’s robotic solutions help a luxury automotive maker construct their signature models. Contributed by Comau.

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