The Bosch Group has started the new year with a good increase in sales. In the first quarter, sales grew by roughly 7%. After adjusting for exchange-rate effects, the increase was roughly 10%. For the current fiscal year, the global provider of technology and services expects its sales to grow 3 to 5%. “We continue to move forward with our[Read More…]
Mercedes-Benz Buses is completing its range of chassis in Euro VI with the three-axle OC 500 RF chassis for inter-city buses and touring coaches. For special applications, to comply with country-specific regulations and to cater for individual interior design requirements, custom-made bodies locally mounted on bus chassis are required in many European countries and on the world market. As early as October[Read More…]
National Instruments (NI) has added the capability to use LabVIEW system design software to program the LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 robotics platform. The free download module is available for education and retail. The software helps students, engineers and hobbyists alike create programs that communicate with and control the EV3 brick with LabVIEW. As it has connectivity with thousands of sensors, devices[Read More…]
Dana Holding Corporation today announced results for the first quarter of 2014. Sales were $1.688 billion, compared with $1.676 billion for the same period in 2013. Favorable end-market demand in most regions provided a benefit of $56 million that was partially offset by unfavorable currency effects, principally in South America. As of March 31, 2014, Dana changed the exchange rate[Read More…]
In the spring of 2013, Freiburg-based coach operator Avanti Reisen set off in an S 515 HD on what is to date the world’s longest journey by bus. The tour was brought to a successful conclusion at the end of the year in Ushuaia in Argentina, the world’s southernmost city. Following the return of the Setra ComfortClass 500 touring coach to Germany, Avanti[Read More…]
Bosch has opened its first center for software development and engineering services in North America in Guadalajara, Mexico. As a first stage, it plans to invest some 5 million US dollars in the 1,800 square-meter IT location in Mexico’s second-largest city, with the initial creation of over 200 engineering jobs. “Our investment in Guadalajara underscores our confidence in the[Read More…]
Two new products from VDO, DTCO GeoLoc and DTCO Fuelgate, deliver significant increases in efficiency and are easy to retrofit. The new DTCO GeoLoc records a truck’s GPS positions in the VDO digital tachograph. The data can then be analysed with the fleet management module ‘Optimize Route Planning’ in TIS-Web for future planning. In addition, DTCO GeoLoc can transmit the[Read More…]
“Vehicle efficiency and durability are critical to our operation,” said Tuncer Tokaç, Special Loads and Mobile Transportation and Operations Manager at TEİAŞ. “A black-out is not an option, and Allison Transmissions meet our requirements and help keep our vehicles operational.” The Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEİAŞ) is responsible for meeting Turkey’s changing electrical energy needs in accordance with advancements in[Read More…]
Haas Automation is celebrating building and supplying its 150,000th CNC machine tool: a DS-30SSY dual spindle turning centre with Y-axis. At a special handing-over ceremony to mark the occasion, Haas Automation Europe’s managing director Alain Reynvoet attended the Manufacturing and Automation Expo 2014, Stockholm, to meet the owners of Swedish company Claesson Engineering – a general, precision engineering business founded[Read More…]
BorgWarner received Automotive News PACE Innovation Partnership Award for its collaboration with General Motors (GM) on the Eco-Launch solenoid valve. The innovative technology helps deliver improved fuel economy and performance at significantly lower cost than alternative systems. Several patents are pending for the innovation, and GM has already committed to using the technology on an upcoming vehicle. BorgWarner’s innovation also[Read More…]
