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Johnson Controls “playing to win in China”

As the largest automotive and buildings market in the world, China is the primary market of expansion for Johnson Controls, a global multi-industrial company. Already well established in China for decades, the company continues to accelerate its growth there through plant openings, key customer partnerships, joint ventures and strategic agreements. Johnson Controls’ second global corporate headquarters, located in Shanghai, will open in 2017, fueling growth[Read More…]

Visteon: Vehicle Cockpit Concept allows drivers to operate controls through eye movement

Visteon: Vehicle Cockpit Concept allows drivers to operate controls through eye movement

Visteon’s HMeye cockpit concept uses eye gaze, head direction and image attribute tracking to make vehicle control selections Visteon Corporation recently unveiled an automotive cockpit concept demonstrating how drivers can select certain controls through eye movement and head direction. Hidden eye-tracking cameras capture this data to deliver an advanced human-machine interaction (HMI). This concept has received interest from auto manufacturers[Read More…]

by October 31, 2014 Uncategorized
Rajsriya Automotive opens Powder Coating facility near Chennai

Rajsriya Automotive opens Powder Coating facility near Chennai

Auto components maker Rajsriya Automotive Industries Private Limited today inaugurated its powder coating facility at its Sriperumbudur plant. Situated at its sixth facility, the powder coating plant was inaugurated by the Managing Director of Wabco India, P Kaniappan. The Managing Director of Rajsriya Group, P S Govindachari said the new plant with an installed capacity to coat up to 30,000[Read More…]

Johnson Controls invests as cooperation partner in future technology for lightweight construction project

Johnson Controls invests as cooperation partner in future technology for lightweight construction project

Combination of steel and aluminum in laser-welded tailored tubes offers attractive savings potential in high-volume seat back production Johnson Controls, a global multi-industry company, is investing in an automotive research project that combines two approaches to lightweight construction for the first time. The partners from science and industry are working on tailored tubes made of a hybrid of steel and[Read More…]

by August 22, 2014 International, Web Exclusive
Energy Saving: Proactive or Reactive?

Energy Saving: Proactive or Reactive?

T Murrali With rising competition coupled with ever increasing operating cost the challenge for any component manufacturer to stay afloat is to contain the cost of manufacturing. This is gaining significance since these issues directly hit the bottom line and may even pave the way for organisations to exit the business. However, options to contain variable costs are falling due[Read More…]

by July 28, 2014 Cover Story
Visteon Completes Acquisition of Electronics Business of Johnson Controls

Visteon Completes Acquisition of Electronics Business of Johnson Controls

Visteon Corporation today announced that it has completed the acquisition of the automotive electronics business of Johnson Controls, creating one of the world’s three largest suppliers of vehicle cockpit electronics. The two companies announced plans for the $265 million cash transaction on Jan. 13. The acquisition will enhance Visteon’s competitive position in the fast-growing vehicle cockpit electronics segment by strengthening[Read More…]