Join the AutoForm Global Webinar: Kickstart Your Stamping Process Feasibility by Using Smart Frontloading Technology, March 02, 2023

Accelerating Part and Process Maturation Industry 4.0 is characterized by increased digitalization, thus for the stamping industry, the focus is now shifting to robust process engineering, and from single-part feasibility to assembly feasibility. This results in huge savings during tryout and production, but this requires more upfront engineering efforts. In this webinar, we will demonstrate […]

Used cars 101: From setting a budget to the test drive – a guide for buying a used vehicle

Illustration by Melanie Lambrick So, you’ve decided to buy a car. Here’s the first question: new or used? In general terms, the choice is straightforward. A new car comes with the latest features, warranties and the promise of several years of driving free from all but routine maintenance. The benefits of buying used? If you […]

Moody’s Analytics says buyers of used cars are paying 54pc more than pre-pandemic even though prices are dropping

A gradual improvement in the availability of semiconductors has helped car manufacturers lift production levels. Semiconductors are a crucial component in the increasingly sophisticated modern electronics at the core of modern vehicles. Ms Ell said while global vehicle production had not returned to pre-pandemic levels in Europe and Asia, there had been a significant improvement. […]

Used cars continue to get cheaper, new research finds

Australian wholesale new vehicle prices have fallen 12 per cent from their peak in May 2022, as normality returns to the wider supply chain and demand for pre-loved car cools. The Q4 Used Vehicle Price Report found used car prices have now decreased for seven successive months, and in January 2023 they had their first […]

Characteristic curves of Hydraulic Turbines

Hydraulic machines are defined as those machines which convert either hydraulic energy (energy possessed by water) into mechanical energy (which is further converted into electrical energy ) or mechanical energy into hydraulic energy. The hydraulic machines, which convert the hydraulic energy into mechanical energy, are called turbines while the hydraulic machines which convert the mechanical […]

KIA: The Total Benefits of Successful Digital Transformation, Part III: Failures to Success!

This is part three of a three part hot forming series exploring how KIA has researched the current technologies which enable digitization in hot stamping at all business and supplier levels. In this post we see how KIA ininvestigated which software systems could satisfy the requirements of full digitization. They were not afraid to share […]

The 10 fastest selling used cars all took 15 days or less to shift

Selling a second-hand car can sometimes be an arduous labour. Posting an advertisement, taking phone calls from tire kickers and making the time to allow for potential buyers to visit and test drive can take up plenty of your time. But not if you own one of the fastest selling motors, we can exclusively reveal. […]

KIA Success in the Digital Transformation in Hot Stamped Parts, Part II: Application of Digital Die Spotting

A Focus on the Product and Business Processes of Manufacturing Ecosystems This is part two of a three part hot forming series exploring how KIA has researched the current technologies which enable digitization in hot stamping at all business and supplier levels. In this post we see how KIA applied digital die spotting to their […]