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

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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 a state-of-the-art front-loading methodology that can assist stamping engineers in getting a matured starting point of advanced feasibility engineering, with a clearer understanding of the draw design criticalities and of the inputs required like blank shape, drawbead distribution and so forth. This can result in…
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KIA: Successful Digital Transformation in Manufacturing Process Engineering, Part I

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Driving fundamental changes through the digitalization process Digital transformation is a buzz word but we also want to know what exactly means for my job process engineering and what rapidly comes across the departments and companies. And the advantages? Increase efficiency, greater business agility, and the unlocking of new value for all of us, OEMs, material suppliers, tool and part suppliers… Well, our team members know those are important but still, we are not clear to see what changes in our life. Back to our daily job, we know very well we are facing many practical failures of production while…
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Wholesale used-car prices fall in April, more declines are expected

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And Black Book’s Used Vehicle Retention Index — another indicator of wholesale prices, weighted based on registration volume and adjusted for seasonality, vehicle age, mileage and condition — fell 0.1 percent in April from March. There is a caveat, Yurchenko said: Certain vehicle segments in high demand continued to appreciate, while some subsegments declined faster. In a release discussing Black Book’s April index, Yurchenko said wholesale prices in the most compact to full-size mainstream vehicle segments underperformed. However, the prices of smaller and cheaper subcompact vehicles, such as sedans and crossovers, overperformed in April, he said. In a typical year,…
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The best used cars are under $15,000, according to Consumer Reports

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The best used cars under $15,000 include the Ford C-Max, Toyota Prius C, and Nissan Murano.Ford You used to be able to pick up a decent used car for just a few thousand dollars. Inventory issues in the auto industry and stubbornly high car prices mean those days are over. A used-car lot.Justin Sullivan/Getty Images So it’s more important than ever to shop smart. If you’re paying an arm and a leg for a secondhand car, truck, or SUV, you better make sure it will last and perform reliably. A used car lot is shown Friday, June 10, 2022, in…
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