Laser World of Photonics India is organising a series of road shows in several key industrial and academic cities of India leading to the final exposition to be held in Bangalore from 23 – 25 September 2014. The third roadshow of this series was held in Pune on 6August 2014.The road show focused on the ‘Use of Laser Technology in Automotive Industry,’ and[Read More…]
Tokyo, August 20, 2014 — Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd. today announced that it has been notified by the National Development and Reform Commission of the People’s Republic of China that its selling of some automotive parts has been in violation of China’s Anti-Monopoly Law. Hitachi Automotive Systems has been fully cooperating with the investigation being conducted by the National Development[Read More…]
Laser World of Photonics India is organising a series of road shows in several key industrial and academic cities of India leading to the final exposition to be held in Bangalore from 23 to 25 September, 2014. The third roadshow of this series was held in Pune on 6August, 2014.The road show focused on the ‘Use of Laser Technology in Automotive Industry’[Read More…]
ACMA’s first Aerospace & Defence Summit stresses the need to review policy, develop infrastructure and promote collaboration With an objective to build local manufacturing capabilities and develop the Aerospace & Defence supply ecosystem in the country, the Automotive Component Manufacturers Association of India (ACMA) organised the first Aerospace and Defence Summit to understand and address the Opportunities & Challenges in[Read More…]
Text: T Murrali Mumbai headquartered Shree Jay Jagdamba Stainless Steel Ltd (SJJSSL) is planning to expand capacity as it expects to utilise the installed capacity of 4,500 tonne fully by 2015. The company is also planning to foray in to forgings later. SJJSSL makes stainless steel, carbon steel, alloy steel billets, hot rolled bars, bright bars, threaded bars and[Read More…]
Text: J Srikant With the aim of servicing both local and international clients better, Continental Automotive Brake Systems (India) Private Limited, a subsidiary of the international automotive supplier Continental, recently moved its Hydraulic Brake Systems (HBS) manufacturing to a new plant in Gurgaon. The fullfledged plant also has an R&D centre, making it an end-to-end solution for Continental. Spread across an area of 7,000 sq m, the new plant has an[Read More…]
Halla Visteon Climate Control Corp., has announced it has completed the acquisition of the automotive thermal and emissions product line of Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc., a subsidiary of Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc. (NYSE:CPS), in a cash transaction valued at $46 million, subject to price adjustment. The transaction was announced by both companies on June 30. “We are pleased to have completed this acquisition,[Read More…]
Text & Photos: T Murrali Exhaust system plays a vital role in a vehicle as it determines how clean and efficient the engine is besides ensuring better life for the vehicle. Tenneco, the global leader in designing and manufacturing of ride control and clean air products follows a combination of eco-friendly and effective manufacturing operation. Tenneco Automotive is present[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…]
