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Ford reduces production line injury rate by 70%

Published : 20, Jul 2015

Ford ergonomists play a key role in reducing worker injuries by generating data to predict the physical impact of building vehicles; it uses virtual manufacturing to certify the vehicle...

Project Cargo to train manufacturing and transport industries in heavy lifting

Published : 20, Jul 2015

Project Cargo will be a platform for attendees to understand the complex cargo projects and how to avoid accidents

Championing the Green Cause

Published : 14, Jul 2015

Ford facilities in Chennai and Sanand have implemented various green manufacturing practices, which reiterate the company’s commitment to sustainability, says Balasundaram Radhakrishnan,...

Key to success

Published : 12, Jul 2015

Succeeding in the ‘Make in India’ environment will also require that we look beyond the shopfloor and take a supply chain view of the business. By Alagu Balaraman

Supply Chain, Innovation, Shopfloor, Automotive
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Insights

Playing the entire 'piano'

Published : 5, Jun 2015

Plant heads have to be all-rounders to be successful, believes Harald Friedrich, Plant Manager, Bangalore & Head of Operations India, Continental Automotive Components (India) Pvt....

Plant Heads, Shopfloor, Workforce Management
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Interviews

Deadline for sending entries is April 27, 2015

Published : 13, Jan 2015

Calling all manufacturing plants in India to send entries.

Setting new standards - SKF Pune factory

Published : 29, Oct 2014

The Machinist recently visited the SKF Pune factory to understand why it is an important engineering and manufacturing resource for the Group.

KEPL wins 3 Gold Trophies at Quality Circle Forum Convention

Published : 9, Oct 2014

Teams from CMM Inspection, Pump Machine shop and Turbine Machine shop departments.

Broken tool detection

Published : 21, Aug 2014

A famous two-wheeler manufacturer relies on tool breakage detection to produce unique camshafts preventing damage caused by tool breakage during the machining process

Powertrain components perfectly joined

Published : 5, Aug 2014

With ever more complex constituent components and ever smaller batch sizes, powertrain production is facing many challenges. For a large number of applications in this sector the heat-shrink...