All articles by AMS – Page 5
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Watch: How EV powertrains will reshape automotive production
Learn how lithium batteries are transforming manufacturing, supply and energy needs with Lars Carlstrom from Italvolt and battery production data from AMS.
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Volkswagen-led research team to develop closed-loop battery recycling
Consortium launches closed-loop raw material project with the aim to develop permanent recovery of valuable materials to increase sustainability and security of supply
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Skoda relocates cable harness production to Mladá Boleslav
The Czech car maker says the cable harness production has been launched in close collaboration with suppliers to counter further supply issues
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Polestar invests in StoreDot’s fast charging battery technology
This will be Polestar’s first financial investment in another company, and it will become a shareholder in Israel-based StoreDot
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Watch: Connected factories, predictable futures
This AMS livestream explores how Ford, Fraunhofer IPA and other OEMs are advancing smart factories to optimise assembly lines, improve quality and reduce errors, leveraging connected data for digital twins and AI-driven manufacturing planning.
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REE Automotive takes next step with commercial production capabilities
The company adopts a cloud-based robotic manufacturing approach for its planned network of Integration Centres
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Lotus opens new sports car manufacturing facility at Hethel
The Chapman Production Centre is already building the Emira, the last petrol-powered car from Lotus and is latest stage of £100m redevelopment of the company’s UK facilities
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Honda starts production the of Acura Integra at its Marysville plant
With the start of mass production of the next-generation 2023 sport compact, associates at Honda’s Marysville Auto Plant (MAP) become the first to build the Integra model in the US
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UKBIC and Fraunhofer FFB sign memorandum of understanding
The MoU is a first step in assessing the potential for the two international groups to co-operate and work more closely together
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Stellantis investment secures future for Canadian production plants
Stellantis has announced a $3.6 billion CAD ($2.8 billion USD) investment at its Windsor and Brampton plants to accelerate its electrification plans
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Faraday Future announces more suppliers for FF 91 EV production
Faraday Future’s FF 91 EV will come equipped with Brembo brakes and a Meta System on-board power management module when it launches later this year
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Novares opens a new production plant in Mexico
Automotive plastics supplier, Novares has invested $1.75m a new site for manufacturing car components at Santa Ana, Sonora, Mexico
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LG Magna e-Powertrain breaks ground for new facility in Mexico
New manufacturing plant will create an estimated 400 new jobs and produce electric powertrain components for General Motors from 2023
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Toyota invests $383m in US production plants
As part of its shift to vehicle electrification, Toyota will invest $383m in four of its US powertrain manufacturing plants
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Volvo Cars Tech Fund invests in StoreDot
Volvo Car’s venture capital arm, Tech Fund, is investing in StoreDot, an Israeli company developing extreme-fast charging battery technology for electric cars
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BMW Landshut is now using new multi-plate die casting technology
The light metal foundry at the BMW components plant in Landshut is using multi-plate die casting technology, which offers function-optimised component design and design of the required sprue positions and flow paths
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Nissan unveils prototype production facility for all-solid-state batteries
Nissan’s prototype production facility for laminated all-solid-state battery cells will support the company’s plans to bring this technology to market in 2028
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Audi starts pilot project for flexible working hours in production
Audi’s new working-time model enables shift workers to also do parttime shifts in clocked vehicle production and aims to further develop a modern, teamwork culture throughout the company
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Watch: Making it modular - vehicle production’s flexible future
Flexibility in automotive assembly is now a competitive advantage. This AMS livestream features leaders from automation experts Ewellix and Rockwell and AMS discussing innovations in modular production and how to improve assembly lines at brownfield and greenfield factories.
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AMS January-March 2022 – Volvo’s mega changemaker
Javier Varela discusses Volvo Cars’ investment in new technologies, EV platforms and sustainability