Latin America the impact of the Spanish empire in modern times

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Ferdof is a Brazilian company founded in 2017, in Batatais (SP), by businessmen Filipe and Fernando. The dream of both, engineers by training, was to manufacture any type of machine, from simple equipment to the most complex, including CNC machines. Therefore, they created the slogan “You Think, We Make” for the new business, showing that, first and foremost, the company had the ambition to meet all the needs of its customers.

“The company had a highly qualified team, made up of engineers and technicians specialized in different areas”, says Filipe A. Silva, current CEO and co-founder of Ferdof. Over time, he and Fernando realized that the national market needed machines manufactured by people who knew the operation. “It was then that the company decided to specialize in CNC machines, in order to offer customers high-quality equipment and a highly qualified team,” he says.

– Edge gluer for woodworking

With this new strategy, Ferdof managed to establish itself in the CNC machine market in Brazil. In 2021, Filipe says that the company grew 300% and in 2022, it grew 100%, both corresponding to previous years. The furniture sector represents 72% of Ferdof's market. With this constant and accelerated growth, investments appeared and the company will open dealerships throughout Brazil.

“There will be more than 30 stores in 2023 and more than 100 stores by the end of 2024. This will make it even easier for customers to view and test the machines in showrooms throughout Brazil, in addition to the ease of after-sales and maintenance”, highlights the CEO. Ferdof is present throughout Brazil, in all states.

Ferdof oferta máquinas CNC para indústria - eMóbile

Ferdof oferta máquinas CNC para cortes, furação e usinagem na indústria moveleira, tendo enorme crescimento nos últimos anos

emobile.com.br

 

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A radar developed 100% in Campinas, and launched this Friday (10) will reinforce Brazil's anti-aircraft defense. The Saber M200 Vigilante, developed by Embraer in partnership with the Army.

On June 20, the SABER M200 Vigilante radar, developed by the Army Technological Center (CTEx) and produced by Embraer Defense & Security, was boarded for the first time on a Brazilian Air Force KC-390 aircraft bound for Parintins, in the state of Amazonas.

This complex operation involved the Brazilian Army, the Brazilian Air Force, Embraer, the City of Parintins and the administration of the Viracopos and Parintins airports. The objective was to use the SABER M200 radar to monitor and control the airspace at Júlio Belém Airport, in Parintins. With the ability to detect threats from up to 15 km in altitude, the radar is capable of identifying and tracking civil and military aircraft. It will remain in operation in the region until July 7th.

The SABER M200 is a medium height multi-mission air defense radar with three-dimensional capability. Using advanced electronic scanning technology, the radar can detect and track aircraft simultaneously. In addition, it has the ability to guide missiles, carry out surveillance, meteorology and approach missions within a radius of 45 kilometers.

An important highlight is that the SABER M200 is the first fixed panel radar available on the world market, allowing it to be installed in a 20-foot container (6,096 meters), providing greater ease of transport and mobility. With diverse applications, radar can be used in surveillance and early warning activities in Anti-Aircraft Artillery Batteries and Groups, air traffic control and border surveillance.

The successful operation of the SABER M200 in Parintins represents an important milestone in the country's security and defense. With its advanced technology and multifunctional capabilities, this radar promises to play a fundamental role in the protection and aerial surveillance of Brazil.

Watch this video to learn in detail about the SABER M200 Vigilante radar and understand how this technology is contributing to strengthening national security and the defense of Brazilian airspace.

 

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Mexican manufacturers of solar panels in Mexico
Solarsol
100% Mexican company, dedicated to the manufacture of multicrystalline and monocrystalline photovoltaic panels with innovative technology. Solarsol provides panels with capacities of: 220W, 460W and 550W, and also has the ability to manufacture custom panels.

Sydemex Solar
It is a pioneer company in the manufacture of solar panels in the city of Colima and an innovator in the generation of new related technologies. In addition to the high quality of its products, Sydemex Solar is also characterized by offering training through photovoltaic systems courses.

SAECSA
With more than 27 years of experience in the field (since 1995), SAECSA is a Mexican company specialized in the design, development, manufacturing and marketing of solar technology. It has a photovoltaic module production line with more than 10 national and international certifications, whose production capacity is 60,000 modules, equivalent to 11,400 KWp, with which 20,805 KW/h can be generated annually. SAECSA has the capacity to develop any small, medium and large scale project in different sectors such as Government, Residential, Industrial, Agricultural and Commercial.

solar panel manufacturers in Mexico

ERDM Solar
With more than 19 years of experience in the market and a production plant located in San Andrés Tuxtla, Veracruz, ERDM Solar is a company specialized in the manufacture of high quality solar modules, with monocrystalline cells ranging from 160 watts to 550 watts. The company is characterized by developing optimized and customizable solutions, both for homeowners and commercial facilities.

SKIRT
It is a Mexican technological innovation company, specialized in manufacturing high-quality solar panels, with international certification. With more than 16 years of experience in the field of solar energy (since 2006), SAYA has a production plant that operates entirely with energy produced with its solar panels, in addition to producing more than 96MW of energy. clean.

Fabricantes de paneles solares en México - La Bodega Solar

En La Bodega Solar te compartimos una lista con las principales empresas fabricantes de paneles solares en México.

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Technological, sustainable and perfect for Brazilians' daily lives. This is the essence of the LECAR 459, the first genuinely national electric car model, the result of LECAR's dedicated work. The assembly of the prototype was presented at an important event in Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, on December 21st, where journalists, authorities, partners and suppliers gathered to witness the beginning of a new era for the country's automotive industry. .
A significant advance was announced by LECAR's Controller, Mr. Vagner Luis de Souza: "To ensure that electric mobility is an accessible reality throughout Brazil, we are establishing an ambitious schedule for the installation of charging stations.

 

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Hitech Electric launched Brazil's first electric and autonomous car, which can be "controlled" remotely via cell phone. Named e.coTech 4 Autonomous, the vehicle was developed in partnership with Positivo and the startup Lume Robotics, born in the High Performance Computing Laboratory of the Federal University of Espírito do Santo (UFES). TecMundo went to check out this news!

 

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MASTRETTA. ELECTRIC BIKES a company from MEXICO CITY. BIKE TAXIS CENTER MEXICO CITY.

 

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Welcome to this video in which I will show you what's new from DINA for 2024! The renowned Mexican brand has launched an interesting range of models to continue making history in the world of transportation. From the versatile Picker 8 designed for urban passenger transportation, to the efficient Runner Águila perfect for transporting personnel, and DINA's return to the cargo segment with its vocational vehicles. In this video, we will break down each model knowing its notable features. Come with me to see what DINA has in store for you in 2024!

 

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Mirage X-One Portable Air Conditioner from the Mexian brand Mirage

The MIRAGE project began in 1984 to provide excellent services and the best air conditioning products, establishing itself as a company in 1998. In 1999, the corporate office was established in Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, Mexico. In 2000, an operations center was established in Mexicali and invested heavily in technology to solve the growing need in communications, information management, administration and logistics.

For 2002, distribution centers were added in Hermosillo, Culiacán, Monterrey and Veracruz, and for 2003 Los Cabos, Mazatlán, Reynosa, Guadalajara and Cancún.

MIRAGE was defined as a solid company by 2004 and by earning a place alongside powerful transnational companies.

In 2006 Mirage was a pioneer in its industry, certifying its processes under the ISO 9001/2000 standard; thus implementing a quality system with worldwide recognition.

The important step in 2007 was the expansion of its marketing channels, introducing its products to the most important Department and Self-Service stores, such as Wal-Mart, Elektra, Coppel, Liverpool, among others.

Historia de Mirage

mirage.mx

 

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Thanks to the efforts of Governor José Rosas Aispuro Torres, 52 million dollars will be invested and hundreds of jobs will be generated with the companies Siete Leguas Automotive and Tecopress

Siete Leguas Automotive: production of world-class auto parts
Four years ago, a production plant for aluminum automotive components was created in Gómez Palacio, Durango. What started only with gearbox machining is now a comprehensive manufacturing process for aluminum injection pressure casting and auto parts machining to supply the most important OEMs.

The initiative began with three CNC machines to machine aluminum parts that they bought in the local market. But the SL Automotive project was more ambitious and a joint venture was signed with the Italian company Tecopress to produce its own aluminum components. At the end of 2020, they installed the first two fully automated aluminum injection cells, and in 2021 they began to cast the first parts, which they subsequently machined to deliver directly to customers' assembly lines.

Configuration of machining centers
The machining area of Siete Leguas Automotive has 26 Makino machines, organized in production cells, some of them dedicated to a single product and others of them multi-product. During my visit they were installing two new Makino machining centers and in the first quarter of 2022 they will receive four more. Some machines are model a61 NX Model B and others are the same model with the Y axis extended.

Siete Leguas Automotive has 26 Makino machines.
Siete Leguas Automotive has 26 Makino machines, organized in production cells, where they machine parts simultaneously on two sides, in cube-type clamping systems they made themselves.

These machines have offered them several advantages for the machining of their aluminum parts: “The first include precision, repeatability and robustness. They have the broken tool system, which does not consume cycle time, since it is done when the tool comes out using vision techniques. The spindle accelerations are quite good, in the warm ups or warm-ups of the machine there is a minimum variation and the precision does not fail, we have them very well equipped and they have not caused maintenance problems," says Jesús Manchado, engineering director of Siete Leguas Automotive.

All Makino machines organized by cells have four axes. “They are very versatile, they are very flexible horizontal machines and, since all the machines are the same, in the event that one breaks, we can change the missing component to the other. With 26 identical CNCs we have a lot of versatility in terms of maintenance.”

Performance in machining production is measured with the data that operators enter into PCs adapted to the machining lines and that reach a database where reports are automatically generated.

“Each machine has a mini-PC in which the operator writes down the data with his losses, with the amount and type of scrap, how many have been approved, how many have not, and in the end everything is added up on the server and we get a report. ”.

Cube-type 'pallets' as a solution
The machining time of each component depends on the part. “In the case of the gearbox or gear housing that we machine, one of its components takes four minutes, the other six and the complete assembly takes nine minutes,” says Jesús Manchado.

Each component is taken to a machine for leak, differential and pressure testing.
Each component is taken to a machine for leak, differential and pressure testing.

The configuration of the centers is for multi-product. This means a bucket-type clamping system on both pallets. “We call this fastening system a cube because it has four sides. In each of them we can put different tooling or fixtures and we configure them so that with the annual demand we load this machine above 85%. Thus, the only reference change will be the program, which does not take us time and we do not have to dismantle and load fixtures, because we do the annual configuration and leave it according to our demand,” explains Jesús Manchado.

In the end, the idea is to reduce the reference change time, one of the biggest losses that a machining workshop has, speaking of OEE. OEE is the way to measure manufacturing productivity that identifies the percentage of manufacturing time that is actually productive. An OEE score of 100% means that only good parts are being manufactured, as quickly as possible, without downtime.

Siete Leguas Automotive's machining system is cell-type work. For example, for one of their 2-cylinder crankcases, the first three CNCs make the left part and the right part separately. Each of these three machines does the same operation and the last one already makes the assembled piece, cell type. On the fourth machine they already have the piece assembled and machine it; then it goes through the leaking and washing process. “We try to ensure that there are no pieces in between. The piece of raw material enters at the beginning of the cell and when it is finished it comes out assembled,” says Manchado.

For the assembly processes they have semi-automated stations, but there are others that have robots, such as the torque machine, where the two counterparts are assembled and the screws are placed. This machine makes the tightening torque, always with the same sequence for each screw

https://www.mms-mexico.com/articulos/siete-leguas-automotive-produccion-de-autopartes-de-clase-mundial

 

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Iglesias the first totally Argentine car
Manuel Iglesias' car began to take shape in 1903. The construction of the pieces was carried out by hand using a pedal lathe, homemade tools of his own making, and the back of the house on Colón Street, in Campana, as a workshop.

It was a simple, utilitarian vehicle, with capacity for two people. It was built with a rectangular chassis of stringers and crossmembers with a rigid front axle, which incorporated steering, and a rear axle with differential.

It was powered by a 1938 cubic centimeter single-cylinder engine with an overhead exhaust valve, located in the front and had a compression ratio of 3:1. The cylinder was blind, that is, without a false cover and the combustion chamber was divided into two parts. The upper one housed the piston and the exhaust valve, while the lower one formed the antechamber that houses the intake valve, activated by an automatic cam, and the spark plug. Both chambers communicated through a reduced passage window that guaranteed good speed and turbulence of the mixture, preventing the engine from drowning, also favoring the ignition that was carried out by crank.

The unit lacked an accelerator and the revolution regulator kept the engine speed constant at 400 rpm. It could reach 12 km/h.

The driver's seat was made entirely of wood. Its shape resembled a bench with a backrest and had a covered space at the bottom to store various objects. The wheels were wooden spokes with iron rims without covers. In its trunk it housed the water and gasoline tanks, both with a capacity of 12 liters.

Iglesias el primer auto totalmente argentino - Fabricado entre 1903 y 1907

Iglesias el primer auto totalmente argentino. Con excepción del magneto y la bujía, todas las piezas fueron fabricadas por Don Manuel.

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How is the Mexican Supercar Made? - VUHL