Dr Seshu Bhagavathula has been appointed as the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at Apollo Tyres Ltd. Dr Seshu will spearhead the global initiatives for the company on tyre technology, research and new product development, for both passenger vehicle and commercial vehicle tyres. He will be assisted by the research, technology and design teams across all geographies. Said Neeraj Kanwar, Vice Chairman[Read More…]
BASF Shanghai Coatings Co., Ltd. today inaugurated its new automotive coatings plant at the Shanghai Chemical Industry Park in Shanghai, China. The expansion of its automotive coatings production capacity with an investment of around €50 million further strengthens BASF’s presence in China and its position as a leading coatings supplier to the automotive industry. “BASF is the leading chemical partner[Read More…]
While airbag is one of the most important safety device in a car, it is often not the most considered while buying a car. It is unfortunate that some of India’s most popular and fastest selling cars come without airbags. A recent Global study by the New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) revealed that 1/5th of all cars sold in[Read More…]
Daimler Financial Services India Pvt. Ltd. (DFSI), a 100% subsidiary of Daimler AG celebrates its 3rd anniversary in India. DFSI offers a full range of financing and insurance solutions to dealers & customers of Mercedes-Benz India & Daimler India Commercial Vehicles. It is the only captive financial services provider offering an Operating Lease solution to customers in the premium car segment.[Read More…]
Automotive systems supplier Continental is systematically continuing to extend its range of scalable solutions for head-up displays (HUD) for the human machine interface (HMI) in cars. The company has developed a particularly compact example of the HUD principle with the combiner HUD now being launched. It is closely related to the windshield HUD, but requires less installation space. In the[Read More…]
International automotive supplier Continental has developed a concept for an Electric Parking Brake (EPB) for drum brakes. It is especially tailored to the lower-priced automotive segment that, up until now, has had to make do with mechanical parking brakes built into the existing drum brake on the rear axle. “By combining drum brakes and electric parking brakes, we can offer[Read More…]
Siemens has opened its Technology & Application Center (TAC) at Peenya, Bangalore, for machine tools industry. First of its kind in the country by Siemens, this facility will enable machine tool manufacturers and end users to improve productivity by testing machining techniques in real-world conditions. Spread across 6,500 square feet, TAC will allow Indian machine tool manufacturers and users to[Read More…]
Pinpoint Laser Systems has introduced the Pinpoint Gantry Kit, a powerful new tool for geometric alignment of 3-axis CNC gantry machines. Its straight and weightless laser beam replaces traditional references of piano wire, heavy steel straight edges, and granite. The kit measures straightness, perpendicularity, level, and other parameters to an accuracy of 0.001” over longitudinal travel of 150’. Use the[Read More…]
Cummins Inc. announced the development of an engine and powertrain that reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by as much as 80 % compared with a baseline gasoline-powered medium-duty truck. The work was jointly funded by Cummins in partnership with the California Energy Commission (CEC). CO2 is the primary greenhouse gas (GHG) emitted through human activities, accounting for the vast majority of GHG[Read More…]
BorgWarner Emissions Systems is producing multi-spark ignition coils at its plant in Muggendorf, Germany, for Daimler’s six- and eight-cylinder engines. With displacements between 3.5 and 5.5 liters and power ratings ranging from 249 to 549 HP (185 kW – 410 kW), these powerful engines are available in the Mercedes-Benz C-, E- and S-Classes. Specially designed for gasoline direct-injection (GDI) engines[Read More…]
