Systematic Process Improvement for Tube Hydroforming Tubing contributes to lower costs, advanced safety and lightweighting of automotive components such as chassis parts, shock absorbers, suspension arms, seats and instrument panel beams. Tube hydroforming is the process of manufacturing such critical components and the success of the tube hydroforming process depends on the best combination of…
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Your Used Car May Soon Come With Subscription Fees
Drivers of used cars whom automakers have a direct line to—whether by email or app—are often offered free trial periods aimed at hooking a consumer to the subscription model of car ownership. But many drivers of used cars aren’t so easily targeted, especially those who don’t buy their cars through automakers’ dealer-controlled networks. A 2021…
Struggling with an Equivalent Material Card? Material Scattering Simulation Can Help
It is well known that tool makers really struggle in creating a material card that describes material behavior under deformation made by the stamping process. Most of the time they end up using an equivalent material card or a card created by using a very limited amount of data (and use generic assumptions). In this…
What are the cheapest states to buy used cars?
One of the exciting things about buying a car is that it changes drastically by region. For the overall winner, New Hampshire is one of the best states from the northeast. Here’s why: – A low number of additional fees and taxes associated with used vehicle purchases – You are exempt from paying sales tax…