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BMW Welcomes 2500-Ton Schuler Press at U.K. Plant
BMW Group has formally opened a new automated steel-stamping facility at its plant in Swindon, U.K. The press will produce steel panels for the Mini plant in Oxford, U.K., at twice the rate of the old equipment it replaces. Steel blanks and finished panels will move throughout the pressroom via a new fleet of automatic guided vehicles.
“Plant Swindon now has the latest press-shop technology and is ready to take its per- formance to the next level, as a vital member of BMW Group’s international production network,” says BMW board member Dr. Milan Nedeljković.
The new press comprises six individual stations that can produce at a maximum rate of 18 parts/min., more than twice the capacity of the previous press line.
Fanuc Mexico Opens New Headquarters in Aguascalientes
This summer, Fanuc hosted a grand
opening and technology open house at its
new robotics and automation headquarters
in Aguascalientes, Mexico. The 109,000-sq.-
ft. facility provides sales, demonstrations,
training, engineering and customer service.
The grand opening included welcome
remarks from the governor of Aguascalientes and Fanuc corporate executives, followed by a ribbon-cutting ceremony, facility tours, and a large showroom filled with robotic and CNC demonstrations.
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Trumpf Inc., Farmington, CT, has named Bettina Steingruber chief financial officer, a position previously held by Lutz Labisch, who previously became compa- ny president and CEO. Steingruber will oversee the finance and controlling, IT infrastructure and business systems, cus- tomer contracts and collections, cus- tomer financing, logistics and customs, and shared services departments for Trumpf subsidiaries in the United States, Mexico and Canada. She has more than 23 yr. of experience in finance and con- trolling in the manufacturing industry, including 16 yr. at Trumpf, most recently as CFO, Bending at Trumpf Maschinen Austria GmbH & Co. KG in Pasching, Aus- tria. In addition, the company promoted Burke Doar to executive vice president. Doar joined Trumpf in 2002 as vice presi- dent of customer services, was promoted in 2003 to vice president, sales and mar- keting, and was named senior vice presi- dent in 2014.
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