The fifth edition of the Lightweight Vehicle Manufacturing Detroit Summit has been renamed the Lightweight Materials and EV Body Structures Manufacturing Technologies Summit. It is scheduled for Feb. 21-22, 2018 at the MotorCity Casino Hotel Resort in Detroit. The conference deals with how automakers are utilizing mixed-material components to cut vehicle weight to help meet Read More
Using Singular CNC Boosts Voith Hydro’s Capabilities
Voith Hydro (York, PA) is a major manufacturer of hydroelectric power generation equipment—particularly the intricate turbines used in such operations—supplying hydroelectric generating companies and municipalities throughout North America. More than 12,000 units have been commissioned in the field with more than 65,000 MW of installed capacity, plus Voith Hydro has upgraded Read More
Production Changes Reshape US Energy Market
For the US, energy production and energy consumption will be different in the future than it is today, mostly due to advances in technology in the energy market. The US will become a net energy exporter over a projected period of time, in most cases, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) Annual Energy Outlook 2017 (AEO2017), released in January Read More
Critical Energy Parts Demand New Machining Strategies
The segment of the energy industry concerned with the recovery of oil and natural gas faces ongoing challenges in the machining of critical parts. The hostile environments encountered on offshore rigs and in oil fields, as well as the abrasive nature of the sand-based slurry used in fracking, have resulted in an ever-increasing demand for alloys and other materials that give Read More
Maker of ‘coaches’ bets at once on digital thread and work done by hand
Morgan Motor relies heavily on humans to manufacture its retro cars, but it leaves nothing to chance Morgan Motor Company, which HFS Morgan established in 1909 with the design of the Morgan three-wheeler, today calls its products "coaches" and caters to people "yearning for the classical look of the original Morgans and that nostalgic feel: the wind in the face, pulling the Read More
Automated 3D Inspection of Gas Turbines, Components & Tools in Aerospace
High standard requirements, as well as the complex geometry of manufactured parts, represent major challenges for quality assurance in the aerospace industry. Using collaborative robot-based systems and high-resolution optical 3D metrology solutions, Alicona users achieve automated inspection of turbine disks, fan blades and other aerospace components and tools. One of the Read More