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<br /> India in the<br /> ascent<br /> Is the country ready to rival<br /> Germany and Japan?<br /> OEM focus<br /> Can Honda<br /> repeat last year's<br /> successes?<br /> marchÅapril 2018<br /> automotive manufacturing solutions<br /> Technology<br /> New techniques<br /> for welding plastics<br /> are holding firm<br /> Materials<br /> Aluminium<br /> continues to<br /> make the grade<br /> automotivemanufacturingsolutions.com<br /> —<br /> High performance, flexible, connected.<br /> If this describes your automobiles,<br /> shouldn't it describe your factory, too?<br /> The automotive factory of the future is flexible, efficient<br /> and part of a collaborative ecosystem that boosts operational,<br /> sustainability and safety performance on many levels.<br /> Whatever the application, from powertrain assembly, body-<br /> in-white, paint processes, press automation or automotive<br /> components, ABB Robotics is helping the world's leading<br /> au<a title="AMS March-April 2018 page 1" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/104c60a2?page=1"> India in the ascent Is the country ready to rival</a> <a title="AMS March-April 2018 page 2" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/104c60a2?page=2"> — High performance, flexible, connected. If this </a> <a title="AMS March-April 2018 page 3" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/104c60a2?page=3"> editor's note marchÅapril 2018 Back to the fu</a> <a title="AMS March-April 2018 page 4" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/104c60a2?page=4"> contents cover story technology welding OEMs in f</a> <a title="AMS March-April 2018 page 5" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/104c60a2?page=5"> march-april 2018 20 ArcelorMittal Lightweig</a> <a title="AMS March-April 2018 page 6" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/104c60a2?page=6"> company index A guide to vehicle-makers, suppli</a> <a title="AMS March-April 2018 page 7" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/104c60a2?page=7"> </a> <a title="AMS March-April 2018 page 8" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/104c60a2?page=8"> news Round-up Globe at a glance For all the late</a> <a title="AMS March-April 2018 page 9" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/104c60a2?page=9"> Round-up news Germany · Mercedes-Benz CLS </a> <a title="AMS March-April 2018 page 10" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/104c60a2?page=10"> news In depth North America Toyota-Mazda join</a> <a title="AMS March-April 2018 page 11" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/104c60a2?page=11"> In depth news Europe Porsche doubles e-mobility </a> <a title="AMS March-April 2018 page 12" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/104c60a2?page=12"> cover story India </a> <a title="AMS March-April 2018 page 13" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/104c60a2?page=13"> India cover story Market leader Suzuki is </a> <a title="AMS March-April 2018 page 14" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/104c60a2?page=14"> cover story India In</a> <a title="AMS March-April 2018 page 15" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/104c60a2?page=15"> </a> <a title="AMS March-April 2018 page 16" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/104c60a2?page=16"> 2018 Special Supplements Along with six print i</a> <a title="AMS March-April 2018 page 17" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/104c60a2?page=17"> Honda OEM focus More to follow The third b</a> <a title="AMS March-April 2018 page 18" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/104c60a2?page=18"> OEM focus Honda </a> <a title="AMS March-April 2018 page 19" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/104c60a2?page=19"> Honda OEM focus Home-cou</a> <a title="AMS March-April 2018 page 20" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/104c60a2?page=20"> Sponsored by ArcelorMittal Lightweighting wit</a> <a title="AMS March-April 2018 page 21" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/104c60a2?page=21"> automotive.arcelormittal.com that OEMs who choo</a> <a title="AMS March-April 2018 page 22" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/104c60a2?page=22"> In this section Welding plastics PLASTICS 22 Imp</a> <a title="AMS March-April 2018 page 23" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/104c60a2?page=23"> Welding plastics technology Laser radia</a> <a title="AMS March-April 2018 page 24" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/104c60a2?page=24"> co-located with May 21st – 23rd 2018 · Gran</a> <a title="AMS March-April 2018 page 25" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/104c60a2?page=25"> Welding plastics technology Going ultrasonic Th</a> <a title="AMS March-April 2018 page 26" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/104c60a2?page=26"> technology Spot welding Spotting an opp</a> <a title="AMS March-April 2018 page 27" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/104c60a2?page=27"> Spot welding technology example,” he states. “</a> <a title="AMS March-April 2018 page 28" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/104c60a2?page=28"> ...on the web Reach a global audience of automot</a> <a title="AMS March-April 2018 page 29" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/104c60a2?page=29"> Spot welding technology Electric's sales man</a> <a title="AMS March-April 2018 page 30" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/104c60a2?page=30"> Sponsored by Lincoln Electric feeding issues, w</a> <a title="AMS March-April 2018 page 31" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/104c60a2?page=31"> www.lincolnelectric.com/aluminum be performed r</a> <a title="AMS March-April 2018 page 32" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/104c60a2?page=32"> The meeting place for advanced thinkers and visio</a> <a title="AMS March-April 2018 page 33" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/104c60a2?page=33"> Aluminium materials Aluminiu</a> <a title="AMS March-April 2018 page 34" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/104c60a2?page=34"> materials Aluminium </a> <a title="AMS March-April 2018 page 35" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/104c60a2?page=35"> Aluminium materials aluminium scrap through th</a> <a title="AMS March-April 2018 page 36" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/104c60a2?page=36"> Sponsored by SSAB What can steel do for Many f</a> <a title="AMS March-April 2018 page 37" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/104c60a2?page=37"> www.docol.com chassis? With high-tensile stren</a> <a title="AMS March-April 2018 page 38" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/104c60a2?page=38"> In this section OEMs and tier suppliers OEMS</a> <a title="AMS March-April 2018 page 39" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/104c60a2?page=39"> OEMs and tier suppliers skills & training A mu</a> <a title="AMS March-April 2018 page 40" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/104c60a2?page=40"> skills & training Digital tools Tracking and tra</a> <a title="AMS March-April 2018 page 41" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/104c60a2?page=41"> Digital tools skills & training “On the o</a> <a title="AMS March-April 2018 page 42" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/104c60a2?page=42"> tier supplier Covestro </a> <a title="AMS March-April 2018 page 43" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/104c60a2?page=43"> Covestro tier supplier Seamless functionality </a> <a title="AMS March-April 2018 page 44" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/104c60a2?page=44"> special report Quality standards </a> <a title="AMS March-April 2018 page 45" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/104c60a2?page=45"> the ISO and IATF documents is important, both int</a> <a title="AMS March-April 2018 page 46" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/104c60a2?page=46"> preview Hannover Messe 2018 </a> <a title="AMS March-April 2018 page 47" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/104c60a2?page=47"> Hannover Messe 2018 preview machines and robot</a> <a title="AMS March-April 2018 page 48" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/104c60a2?page=48"> preview Control 2018 We look a</a> <a title="AMS March-April 2018 page 49" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/104c60a2?page=49"> Control 2018 preview under 30,000 expert visit</a> <a title="AMS March-April 2018 page 50" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/104c60a2?page=50"> preview PaintExpo 2018 Colour supplement The</a> <a title="AMS March-April 2018 page 51" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/104c60a2?page=51"> PaintExpo 2018 preview The traditional pow</a> <a title="AMS March-April 2018 page 52" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/104c60a2?page=52"> innovations innovations </a> <a title="AMS March-April 2018 page 53" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/104c60a2?page=53"> innovations Inverted metallurgical microscope </a> <a title="AMS March-April 2018 page 54" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/104c60a2?page=54"> innovations more innovations... 54</a> <a title="AMS March-April 2018 page 55" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/104c60a2?page=55"> innovations Tool management service Mapal say</a> <a title="AMS March-April 2018 page 56" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/104c60a2?page=56"> innovations more innovations... Two-stage, VCR</a> <a title="AMS March-April 2018 page 57" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/104c60a2?page=57"> innovations Thermosetting adhesive tapes </a> <a title="AMS March-April 2018 page 58" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/104c60a2?page=58"> next issue may-june 2018 OEM focus – Volvo AM</a> <a title="AMS March-April 2018 page 59" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/104c60a2?page=59"> </a> <a title="AMS March-April 2018 page 60" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/104c60a2?page=60"> Precise Industrial 3D Metrology </a>