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Automotive Manufacturing Solutions
Ford in Turkey
Building super quality
light commercials for a
global market
Technology
Powertrain manufacture
– from materials and
process to delivery
Materials
New plastics offer
weight savings and
production efficiency
Measurement
Market leader debates
the merits of contact and
non-contact systems
Country focus
Australia – an expensive
but high quality location
that continues to grow
Environment
Benchmarking plant
energy efficiency at VW
Toyota and GM in the US
Honda Siel start-up
Rajeev Wasan on ramping up production
in the teeth of a supply chain storm
New members of the
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04 contents er story 6 A victim of circums
05 technology Powertrain Powering progression
06 company index ABB
WELCOME TO THE SWISSTYPE REVOLUTION
08 news Mercedes-Benz to discontinue luxury May
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10 news PLANTS Ingolstadt, Germany – Audi is t
Dacia Lodgy is first of two models to be made at
Bidders line up for portions of Proton 12 news
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14 PEOPLE MUMBAI, India – Tata has selected Cyru
Supplier NK Minda joins Toyoda and Toyota Bangal
16 news Daimler and Magna discuss Hungary move
LOW CARBON FASTENER TECHNOLOGY PROFIL – LESS IS
18 news Auto-Szoft opens new plant to supply Au
VW gets the go-ahead for 12th China assembly plan
20 Ford Otosan vehicle maker The quest for q
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22 Ford Otosan vehicle maker offices.” The s
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24 Ford Otosan vehicle maker
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26 Honda Siel OEM review Still waiting for
Honda Siel 27 started low- and high-press
28 Honda Siel OEM review While the plant re
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Powertrain – machining, process and materials
34 Powertrain – assembly technology Instiga
Powertrain – assembly 35 the BRIC markets
36 Powertrain – assembly technology ML: The
Powertrain – assembly 37 of: `Why automat
38 Powertrain – lineside delivery technology
Powertrain – lineside delivery 39 applied
40 Powertrain – lineside delivery technology
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42 Powertrain – casting and forging technolo
Powertrain – casting and forging 43 devel
44 Plastics materials Plastic fantastic
Plastics 45 and flow improve, higher leve
46 Plastics materials Air, water and oil ha
Plastics 47 injection moulding machine, w
48 Measurement technology Hexagon Metrology
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50 Measurement technology Norbert Hanke say
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52 Energy-efficient plants environment Effic
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Energy-efficient plants 55 to them” and no
56 Energy-efficient plants environment unuse
Paint and coatings special supplement with AMS Se
58 Australia country focus Demand Down Unde
Australia 59 have been some adjustments t
60 Australia country focus but the strength
Australia 61 As part of the downscal
62 Australia country focus The latest Falco
Australia 63 The Falc
64 Ford plant clean air case study Clean
55 Ford plant clean air 65 one main inlet
66 PaintExpo 2012 show preview How to ensur
PaintExpo 2012 67 Conveyor Technology Cal
68 innovations Datacolor has revealed its 45G p
69 Pepperl+Fuchs' new 8mm pile driver sensors
70 Vehicle makers Chrysler We travel to Mich
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