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LAUAK Aerospace Supplier Quantifies Operations Reductions from Blank Size Reduction to Tryout Hours Won

In this article, Jeremy Pion, the Head of Technical Services at LAUAK, describes the importance of simulation for both product and process design, and how it helps his company to generate significant savings and gain a better understanding of their processes. The LAUAK Group is a tier one and two supplier for prestigious aircraft manufacturers and OEMs such as Airbus, Dassault Aviation, Spirit, Bombardier, and Liebherr. With headquarters located in Hasparren in the Southwest of France, the company has 450 employees and ten production sites worldwide — five in France, two in Portugal, one in Mexico, one in Canada, and…

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Not Even Used Cars Can Escape Subscriptions

Automakers aren’t just happy getting new-car buyers to pay recurring subscription fees for luxury upgrades — now, they’re working on launching subscriptions in used cars, which have thus far been immune to the monthly fees on many of the latest BMW, Volvos, General Motors and Toyota models. Now that newer vehicles are hitting the US used-car market, there are more models with subscription-powered connected capabilities available to secondhand buyers. And carmakers now see their proprietary apps and services as the best way to lure used-car owners into subscriptions, US Wired reports.Racing Tech | How Formula E’s New Front Powertrain…

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Kenny U-Pull your own auto parts from used vehicles

Emily Vukovic pulled out all the stops this morning at Kenny U-Pull. Kenny U-Pull is an automotive recycler, where you can go to self-serve car parts. You pay a gate fee of $4 and take what you want from cars in the yard whether it be an engine, alternator, suspension pieces, mirrors, doors, a hatch, hinges, etc. You must bring your own tools as they don’t have any available, but you are prohibited from bringing grinders, torches or jacks. They also use tires for sale that they check to ensure there is still enough tread and have a variety of…

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Join the AutoForm Global Webinar: Evolving BiW Assembly Process Development, April 13, 2023

With the launch of AutoForm Assembly in 2021, users quickly became aware of the significance of developing their assembly processes while accounting for tolerances, gravity, part springback and hemming impact. We are now moving towards an evolution in assembly process development that with improved joining methods, optimized shimming and teaching capabilities, and better handling of scanned part geometries among the many capabilities. Please register here! Registration April 13, 2023, Session: 9:00* (Duration approx. 1 hour)Registration April 13, 2023, Session: 16:00* (Duration approx. 1 hour)*Central European Summer Time (GMT +2:00) Content of this webinar:The benefits of using AutoForm Assembly Capabilities…

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These used cars are selling well below their prices when new

We’re in this weird spot in the used car market where some models are selling for more than they cost new. iSeeCars‘ a recent study found that vehicles like the Ford Maverick have been selling for thousands over their new MSRPs, but the good news is that there are just as many selling at a discount. iSeeCars analyzed 8.9 million new and “lightly used” cars between February and March, 2023 and determined that while many used models are listed above their new MSRPs, prices have fallen over the last year. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the list of vehicles selling for less than…

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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 survey of more than 2,000 US car owners led data and analytics company LexisNexis Risk Solutions to estimate that 83 percent of owners of used cars with built-in connectivity “remain untapped”—meaning automakers had left money on the table. Since 2021, LexisNexis has offered a service…

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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 article Ramandeep Singh, AutoForm Technical Account Manager India, explains how considering material scattering can support engineering delivering reliable data to tool shopsOver the last few decades, simulation software has become standard practice for virtually validating the stamping process. To ensure correspondence between digital and…

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These used cars routinely sell for more than their new MSRPs

The car world is and has been upside down. In “the before times,” new cars were depreciated. There was no question that owning and using a vehicle for a couple of years decreased its value, but that’s not always the case anymore. iSeeCars‘ a recent study showed that several used models are priced above their new MSRPs, which can mean many things, including things that are still going crazy on the used car market. The good news is that the situation is much better than a year ago. iSeeCars found that lightly used cars are priced 8.1 percent below their…

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Used car prices continue to fall, led by Tesla’s Model 3

(iSeeCars) — The latest iSeeCars.com analysis found used car prices were down 4.7 percent in the last 6 months, and down 8.7 percent from a year ago. The used car with the biggest price drop is the Tesla Model 3, with a 21.5 percent drop since September 2022. Summary:While overall prices are down 8.7 percent, 10 models have price drops of 16-plus percent Infiniti QX80, Nissan Armada, Land Rover Discovery, and Tesla Model 3 prices are all down more than 19 percent from a year ago Electric vehicles have fallen dramatically, off 13.9 percent compared to a year ago…

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Best Used Cars SUVs $15,000 to $20,000

Buying a pre-owned car is more than just a great way to save money. It could get you into a model that has safety and luxury features you couldn’t afford in a new car. That is, if you can find a new car or SUV. While the new-car shortage may be slowing down somewhat, there’s still the problem of high prices and limited availability of some trims or types of vehicles. This means new-car dealers are charging a premium, taking advantage of the shortages. In order to focus your search better, we dug through years of test data and hundreds…