Assembly - February 2009 - (Page 34) Automotive Assembly Last year, Honda began assembling fuel cells (right) for its FCX Clarity (top). Photos courtesy Honda Motor Co. manufacturer to offer commercially available fuel cell-powered sedans. Last year, Honda began assembling the FCX Clarity in low volumes at its plant in Takanezawa, Japan. The vehicles are currently only available to a select number of high-profile customers through a leasing program. However, most observers believe fuel cell technology is still a few years away from widespread application in the auto industry. “Various technological problems, cost of the components and infrastructure issues hinder any [wide scale] commercialization efforts in the short term,” says Anjan Kumar, a senior research analyst at Frost & Sullivan Inc. (San Antonio). “However, with breakthroughs, we could witness fuel cell vehicles in small regional fleets [after] 2012. Mass production [will not] be possible earlier than 2015.” According to a recent survey of senior automotive executives conducted by KPMG LLP (New York), 91 percent of respondents said hybrid systems will continue to be the main focus of automotive product O-RINGS LIP-SEALSYOUR APPLICATION CUT SEALS OU S SQUARE WHAT EVER QUAD SEALSC U AL DEVICES SEMI-AUTO VICES EMI-A MANUAL DEVICES SEMI-AUTOMATIC R INTEGRATION FULLY NT N EGRATION UL STATIONS FOR INTEGRATION FULLY AUTOMATIC SILICONE BUNA NITRILE VITON TEFLON EPDM UNA NITRILE VITON TE N NITRIL VITO ILE IT RETAINING RINGS E-CLIPS SOLDER RINGS G RINGS E-CLIPS SOLD RIN RING NGS P SO HORIZONTAL VERTICAL TOP DOWN BOTTOM UP TOP DO O DOWN LY AUTOMATION WO OM OMATIO WO ASSEMBLY AUTOMATION WORK CELLS -SEALS QUAD SEALS S QUAD EA O-RINGS LIP-SEALS QUAD SEALS SQUARE CUT MANUAL DEVICES SEMI-AUTOMATIC AL DEVICES SEMI-AUTO CES STATIONS FOR INTEGRATION FULLY AUTOMATIC R INTEGRATION GRATI SILICONE BUNA NITRILE VITON TEFLON EPDM UNA TE RETAINING RINGS E-CLIPS SOLDER RINGS G S E-CLIPS SOLD E-CLIP HORIZONTAL VERTICAL TOP DOWN BOTTOM UP VERTICAL TOP CA CA O ASSEMBLY AUTOMATION WORK CELLS LY AUTOMATION WO OM OMATIO O-RINGS LIP-SEALS QUAD SEALS SQUARE CUT SEALS S MANUAL DEVICES SEMI-AUTOMATIC STATIONS FOR INTEGRATION FULLY AUTOMATIC SILICONE BUNA NITRILE VITON TEFLON EPDM RETAINING RINGS E-CLIPS SOLDER RINGS HORIZONTAL VERTICAL TOP DOWN BOTTOM UP GIVE US A CALL ASSEMBLY AUTOMATION WORK CELLS SILICONE BUNA NITRILE VITON TEFLON EPDM RETAINING RINGS E-CLIPS SOLDER RINGS HORIZONTAL VERTICAL TOP DOWN BOTTOM UP ASSEMBLY AUTOMATION WORK CELLS O-RING & SEAL ASSEMBLY 210 Willmott St., Unit 3, P.O. Box 278, Cobourg, ON K9A 4K8 T: 905-372-4371 | F: 905-372-4840 info@amara-ohrmann.com | www.amara-ohrmann.com March 11-12, 2009, Booth 1338 Charlotte Convention Center, Charlotte, NC 34 ASSEMBLY / February 2009 www.assemblymag.com http://www.techno-sommer.com http://www.amara-ohrmann.com http://www.amara-ohrmann.com http://www.techno-sommer.com http://www.assemblymag.com
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