When I worked for Chrysler in an hourly capacity, my net was about 60% of gross. I encountered very few 18 year olds going to work for the Big Three. Chrysler...
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DaimlerChrysler AG plans to open a new plant in South Carolina as it shifts where it assembles its Sprinter vans in the U.S. On Nov 28, 2005 , state Commerce...
And what is it that the transplants have that the big three do not? The answer is a culture of continuous improvement. Interesting, and something that I...
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I happened to get into a place that clearly met the jobshop definition recently. The place had three flowforming cells. The main component of each cell was a...
Per the February 6, 2006 Detroit Auto Scene, the German coachworks company EDAG is considering producing its add-on hardtop for the Pontiac Solstice in the US....
[Jon Thompson]I hear Boyd got himself a drive on Rack as well. It is the pinnacle of our American mentality, big power with laser or mechanical 3-d measuring....
Interlaken's New Press System Does Both Hydroforming and Hot Metal Gas-Forming! Posted by: d Prill on Thursday, February 19, 2004 - 09:32 PM Interlaken...
The May/June 2006 issue of Time-Compression Technologies, www.timecompress.com, discusses the use of a handheld self-positioned laser scanner to scan a vehicle...
The 2006-06-02 issue of the Detroit Free Press has an article titled "GM Closing Productivity Gap". In this article the people who publish the Harbour Report...
The June 2006 issue of MetalForming includes the article "Simulation Slashes Die-Tryout Costs and Time". This concerns a company, Precise Engineering of...
Ohio firm partnering with Honda on CAD tools: From AutoTech Daily, word that privately owned Think3 Inc. of Cincinnati says it has won a contract with Honda...
David Smith, In past discussions, you had some thoughts about the SME stamping related training programs. I have included Page 2 of the SME's latest brochure...
David Smith, In past discussions, you had some thoughts about the SME stamping related training programs. I have included Page 3 of the SME's latest brochure...
The May 2006 issue of American Machinist, www.americanmachinist.com, Page 34, has an article about Edelbrock. A couple of interesting things I gleaned from the...
In my stint at Twinsburg Stamping I got my first look at what I called Hemming Presses and they called Hemmers. These use a press and complicated dies to fold...
I found this link to an interesting article about the Michigan die making industry trying to partner to get business from the transplants. Not much information...
The adoption of Lean Six Sigma led to the Red River Arsenal dropping the cost of refurbishing a Humvee from $87,000 to $48,000. Sounds like an operation that...
I spoke with a fellow who lives in the Toledo area yesterday. He reports that the last Jeep Wrangler came out of the old Jeep plant in Toledo at the end of...
LETTER OF INVITE: The Center for Automotive Research has been involved in supporting Michigan’s tooling industry for more than 20 years through research and...
As I understand it. $B!|(B DaimlerChrysler created a joint venture among themselves, Mitsubishi, and Hyundai to build an engine plant in Dundee Michigan. ...
The August 2006 issue of MetalForming has an article on transfer presses Anchor Manufacturing acquired to supply stampings to an automotive OEM. A number of...
Hello, My name is Nick and I do have an interest in cars and auto manufacturing. While in college, during one summer break, I worked at the Ford assembly...
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I think the current Mustang is assembled in the Mazda Flat Rock Michigan plant. Jim Peck 248-765-4273 jamesgpeck@... http://autobodymfg.blogspot.com ...
I think the current Mustang is assembled in the Mazda Flat Rock Michigan plant. Jim Peck 248-765-4273 jamesgpeck@... http://autobodymfg.blogspot.com ...
When I was in Brazil in May 2006 I saw a vehicle called a Troller that looked like a Jeep CJ. This had a 2.5L turbo diesel. They must not have been cheap...
