In this issue

In this edition of Auto Tech Review, we offer an insight about the megatrends in automotive materials space

Helping Additive Manufacturing Take The Next Leap With Simulation

What has been hailed as the transformer, in terms of industrial production, is now all set to take a further leap with simulation.

6 mins

Industry Has Very Little Appetite To Support Further Diesel Development

Global strategic engineering and environmental consultancy, Ricardo continues to look at combustion improvements in engines. Talk about the CryoPower concept for long haul trucks and other heavy-duty applications, or the over 40 % improvement in thermal efficiency it has achieved in gasoline engines; the company continues to innovate while also developing solutions to address urban mobility challenges. Auto Tech Review recently spoke to Mark Garrett, Chief Operating Officer, Ricardo for a detailed insight into the organisation’s work.

7 mins

Future Materials To Enable Automotive Industry Move Towards Megatrends

The functionality and robustness of a mechanical component is as good as the materials used to manufacture it. This holds well in the automotive industry, where cost is an important criterion for the selection of materials used in manufacturing.

5 mins

Refinement, Efficiency Hallmarks Of Mahindra's 4D15 Marazzo Engine

SUVs are known to offer a more practical answer to mobility across tough conditions, while vehicles in the MPV segment are essentially large people-carriers offering comfort and convenience. This required Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd (M&M) to develop a vehicle much different from its usual offerings, for which the Mahindra Research Valley (MRV), along with the Mahindra Automotive North America (MANA), Detroit, and Pininfarina carried out collaborative engineering. The Marazzo was thus born as the company’s first multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) in September 2018.

7 mins

Connected Car Apps Aiding Functionality & Ease

In today’s age, connectivity has gained a great deal of significance. Mobile phones have steadily moved away from being just a gadget for making phone calls, to facilitating a virtual environment enabling connectivity at unparalleled levels, be it for work or leisure. Carmakers have also accounted for this and many industry leading OEMs have come up with software solutions that enhance users’ connectivity to their car and beyond. Add to that the aftermarket products, facilitating similar functions.

4 mins

Mahindra Addressing Climate Change With Smart Manufacturing Initiatives

Climate change today is one of the biggest concerns for humanity. The impacts of industrialisation and global warming have played a definitive role in the evolution of how businesses are done. In India, one of the foremost industrial groups to make strong commitments towards climate protection is the Mahindra Group. Spearheading the movement for the Mahindra Group is its Igatpuri facility, which recently declared its carbon neutral status without the purchase of carbon credits.

7 mins

Focus On Empowering Mobility Through Safety, Intelligence, Alternate Fuels

The 16th edition of the Symposium on International Automotive Technology (SIAT) was organised by the Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) in association with SAE International, SAE INDIA and National Automotive Testing and R&D Infrastructure Project (NATRiP) in Pune from 16-18 January, 2019. In its 34-year-history, this was the first time that the event was organised outside the ARAI facility – at the Oxford Golf Resort, Hill Top, Pune – for want of more space.

6 mins

Design Optimisation Of Automobile Crash Box

Muskan Taneja, a third-year Mechanical Engineering student at the Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS) Pilani University, KK Birla Goa Campus, has diligently focussed on developing a solution to minimise im pact on a vehicle and the passenger in case of a car crash. This eye-catching innovation has been widely appreciated within the automotive industry, and helped her win the Indian Automotive Technology and Innovation Awards (IATIA) 2018 ‘Student Innovator of the Year’ award.

5 mins

Wheeling Ahead With In-house Capability Build-up

Rockman Industries, a part of the Hero Group, is a leading supplier of aluminium die casting components, machined & painted assemblies. With two-wheeler alloy wheel penetration reaching as high as 90 % of the market, Rockman Industries is going full throttle to make the most of this growing demand. Auto Tech Review recently visited the company’s Bawal facility to know more about its operations and manufacturing prowess.

6 mins

Topped Off With Power, Stability & Comfort

Power, stability and comfort are just a few highlights of what Maruti Suzuki has packed into the all-new third generation WagonR. While the new WagonR gets a bigger power plant alongside the existing 1.0 l engine, it has also been constructed on the fifth generation HEARTECT platform. This has not only created ample cabin room but has also made the WagonR more stable and comfortable to drive. That’s not all; the new model now comes with exciting features and at attractive price points. Here’s how it shapes up.

4 mins

Read all stories from Auto Tech Review

Auto Tech Review Magazine Description:

A business magazine for technology-oriented management from all the domains of engineering, manufacturing, production, R&D, design and sales & marketing, Auto Tech Review is India’s first and only automotive magazine that speaks the language of technology. The focus on automotive technology makes Auto Tech Review a unique product in the Indian media space and that is the value we offer to our readers through high-quality, in-depth, research-oriented articles and features. 

The magazine is published by Springer India, part of Springer Science+Business Media, Germany. Our parent publication is ATZ – Automobiltechnische Zeitschrift (Automotive Engineering Magazine) – a globally-acclaimed automotive technology magazine from the house of Springer. ATZ is being published successfully ever since it was founded in 1898; thus making it the oldest existing automotive magazine in the world.