Indian Machine Tool Manufacturers’ Association (IMTMA) held its 69th Annual General Meeting (AGM) on 10 December 2015 at the Bangalore International Exhibition Centre in Bangalore. At the Executive Committee meeting following the AGM, P.G. Jadeja, Chairman and Managing Director, Jyoti CNC Automation Ltd. was elected as the President of IMTMA and P. Ramadas, Managing Director, Ace Manufacturing Systems Limited as[Read More…]
‘Apparent in Hindsight’ was launched by Arvind Balaji, President ACMA, during ACMA’s (Automotive Components Manufacturers Association) western region meet, recently held inPune. The book delves deep into the chronic problems faced by almost all companies in the Indian automotive industry. It closely examines and challenges the fundamental assumptions that have held firm since time immemorial and guided the management of these[Read More…]
Hyundai Motor India Limited (HMIL) has appointment S Ganesh Mani, as Vice President – Production. He will report to Young Key Koo, Managing Director, HMIL. Mani last served as Vice President Operations Control at Maruti Suzuki India Limited, where he worked for over 28 years and discharged several senior executive level responsibilities in manufacturing, strategy, operations, vector alignment etc. Mani[Read More…]
BorgWarner is expanding its engine timing business in Korea, by supplying its advanced cam torque actuated (CTA) variable cam timing (VCT) technology for Hyundai and Kia vehicles powered by 3.0- to 3.8-liter V-6 gasoline engines. BorgWarner’s CTA phasers with mid-position lock technology respond faster than traditional VCT systems and enable greater valve timing control over a broad range of engine[Read More…]
ZF Friedrichshafen AG recognizes its outstanding suppliers with the “ZF Supplier Awards.” This year, the technology company handed out a total of 14 awards in different categories. This year’s eighth awards event was also a premiere: The first global Supplier Day, with ZF and ZF TRW jointly presenting the “Supplier Awards”. E. Winkemann GmbH emerged from a multi-stage process as[Read More…]
Firing Order The automotive industry is in a transition period as the stringent emission norms and fuel economy target in all aspects of the internal combustion (IC) engine are subjected to close scrutiny. Currently, the global automakers are working hard to manage the inefficiency of the IC engines. The global competition for affordable energy and resources will lead to increasing[Read More…]
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (MSIL) has announced it is offering safety features of dual airbags and anti-lock braking system (ABS) as an option across all variants of its Celerio hatchback. The car will be offered with dual airbags and ABS from the base variant itself, and will be denoted with the ‘(O)’ nomenclature. MSIL has equipped the Celerio with this[Read More…]
Volkswagen (VW) India has announced that it is recalling about 323,700 Volkswagen, SKODA and Audi brand cars in India equipped with the EA 189 diesel engines affected by the emission scandal. VW presented its observations, findings and outlines of possible solutions on the EA 189 diesel engines to the Ministry of Heavy Industries, Government of India and Automotive Research Association[Read More…]
ContiTech’s Power Transmission Group has introduced its elastic Multi-V Belt that enables non-positive power transmission of torque in belt drives without a tensioning pulley. This belt from ContiTech is claimed to maintain tension throughout its lifetime, and can be used to drive components including the alternator, fan, water pump, air-conditioning compressor and power steering. These multi V belts meet the[Read More…]
Federal-Mogul Powertrain has introduced its Unipiston clutch piston with integrated springs that are suitable for clutch packs in dual clutch transmissions (DCTs), conventional automatic transmissions and limited slip differentials. Unipiston is claimed to enable improved clutch performance, reduce required package space and simplify assembly. Unipiston technology has been validated with one customer and is expected to enter series production in[Read More…]
