Automotive Industries

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Articles in May 2005 issue of Automotive Industries

• Sitting pretty with Kongsberg Automotive: customers are becoming more and more spoilt for choice in the type of seat that will support them while on the read. In order to meet the demand, auto makers are specifying seating products that incorporate heatin
  by Nick Palmen
• Catalytic converter innovation from South Africa
• Blowing hot and cold: you have to be tough to survive in the automotive industry. You've got to be able to take the heat. And you can't be shaken when business goes cold. So when traditional consumer products like cell phones and others need to make the t
• BMW on innovation: Germany's BMW has established itself as one of the leading innovators of the Automotive Industry. In 2004, the group received Germany's "most innovative company," presented with the prestigious Best Innovator Award 2004
• Mastering vehicle connection systems: Thomas Kraus of Rasmussen discusses with Automotive Industries some of the challenges facing suppliers of complete tube systems
  by Nick Palmen
• Ports provide vital link for OEMs in South Africa: record growth in the South African auto industry is being supported by the upgrading of port facilities and integration of the country's rail and harbor networks
• Breakthroughs for eCI@ass
• Steering BMW into the future: BMW Member of the Board of Management, Development and Purchasing, Dr Burkhard Goschel, talks to Nick Palmen of Automotive Industries about the road ahead
  by Nick Palmen
• Adapting to a changing world
• Added value from automotive glazing
• Putting power on the road—GETRAG: constant innovation has seen the development of many new systems to transfer power from the engine to the wheels. GETRAG has been in the business for over 70 years, and Automotive Industries talks to Bernd Eckl—
  by Nick Palmen
• Reinforcing polymers the NYCO way: most people will not have heard of it, but the chances are good that the mineral can be found in the vehicles they are driving. In this edition, Dawn Revette, Product and Marketing Specialist, NYCO Minerals tells the rea
• Maintaining corporate image
• Technology accelerates development: automotive companies in the West are in danger of being left behind by competitors in Asia because of a resistance to new technology
• Time to dream
  by Ed Richardson
• Strengthening automotive plastics: increased consumption of wollastonite is being driven by the motor industry. According to Nordkalk, one of the pioneers in the mining and use of the material, the consumption of wollastonite in the plastics compounding h
• Super group supply chain partners: pioneers innovation in supply chain visibility: the impact of export growth in the automotive industry has positioned South Africa as a global industry player. With the influx of new export contracts, the South African a
  by Rod Stout
• VW sees suppliers as partners
• The view behind
• Focus on weight above the waistline
  by Nick Palmen
• Innovation takes South African fine blanking company into world markets
• More power, less weight for battery powered vehicles
• Studio-quality surround sound
• Sounds of silence: silence—or the absence of external noises—is becoming an increasingly important component in the marketing mix of new vehicles. Automotive Industries talks to Larry Carlson, president of Carcoustics USA, Inc. specializing in t
• Coega—a manufacturing base for new technologies: South Africa has combined its strategic strengths of raw materials, available land, skills, a booming auto industry, cheap power and geographic position to create a manufacturing zone for suppliers of
• Aluminum recycling helps OEMs meet environmental targets
• DaimlerChrysler in South Africa
• Aluminum to go
• General Motors in South Africa: General Motors South Africa , a wholly owned subsidiary of General Motors Corporation, is a leading manufacturer in the South African motor industry and falls under GM's Latin America, Africa, & the Middle East region
• Borealis—reducing weight and costs: new plastics are helping OEMs to reduce both weight and costs. Automotive Industries talks to Walter Baumann, Vice-President, Borealis Engineering Applications Business Unit, about some of the trends
  by Nick Palmen
• Accolades from DaimlerChrysler