Experts: Lots of opportunity available in auto market
Opportunities for new materials and processes in the automotive sector are abundant, as automakers and suppliers increasingly feel the pressure to reduce weight and lower costs.
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Symbio JV to push fuel cell technology
French auto suppliers Fauecia SA and Michelin are working together to accelerate automotive fuel cell technology.
GM, Ford talk future automotive trends, challenges
Plastics can play a role in three areas for battery electric and fuel cell vehicles, said GM's Paul Krajewski: in the battery, in the fuel cell stack and in the electric drive
GM drops details on major composite projects
On the same day General Motors Co. showed off the carbon fiber truck bed option for its GMC Sierra pickup, it also provided a sneak peak of the next generation of the Corvette, which will be unveiled in July.
Decatur investing $11.4M in expansion, creating up to 70 jobs
Decatur Plastic Products Inc. is investing $11.4 million over the next five years in a two-phase expansion that will double its footprint in North Vernon, Ind., and create up to 70 new jobs by 2023.
Grupo Antolin growing to supply electric vehicle market
Spanish auto supplier Grupo Antolin is expanding as it nails down contracts to deliver parts for future global electric vehicles, including a new plant in Cuautitlan, Mexico, to provide door panels and instrument panels for an EV Ford Motor Co....
LS Automotive opens Mexico plant
South Korean injection molder LS Automotive Technologies Co. Ltd. has opened a $60.8 million plant in Guadalupe, Mexico, where it will manufacture electronic components for the automotive industry.
Products honored in Plastics for Life competition at Antec
General Motors Co. won the grand prize in the Plastics for Life Global Parts Competition for a thick polycarbonate light bar for LED styling in headlamps on the 2019 GMC Sierra 1500 pickup truck. The "sculpted ice" light bar uses a novel light-...
With dark clouds looming for auto, KraussMaffei turns to packaging
KraussMaffei de México S de RL de CV wants to grow its packaging business, as the machinery maker prepares for billowing "dark clouds" in the forecast for automotive.
Leoni to lay off 2,000 worldwide
German automotive cables specialist Leoni AG is planning to lay off up to 2,000 workers in a bid to stabilize its business after reporting a persistently poor performance.
Fisher sees another side of the auto industry
Liz Fisher: "My greatest challenge is taking all the experience I've had over the years and pulling them into this one role. ... Trying to incorporate all the skills and knowledge I've learned to make me the best human resources professional I...
Atlas maps new plan for growth
Forty years after opening as a mold maker, Atlas Precision Inc. also offers custom injection molding and has 120 employees, including 20 mold designers and makers, at a 67,000-square-foot facility.
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