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Sustainability: Fossil-free steel
As vehicle makers set ambitious targets to reduce their carbon footprint in production operations, experts from steel producer SSAB share some insights into how the company has responded to this important requirement with the development of fossil-free steel
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China: European, US and Japanese Vehicle Manufacturers rebalance production and supply chains
AMS looks at the changing role of the Chinese operations of European and other long established brands’ operations in China and their changing roles in the global auto sector
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Operators, cobots and mobile robots work in harmony
How introducing autonomous mobile robots and collaborative robots, manufactured and supplied by Omron, can help achieve a modernised and more sustainable factory
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Adopting a data-driven sustainability and the software-first approach
Alexander Lenk at Amazon Web Services discusses leveraging data across all areas of the automotive industry to support sustainability and the possibility of revolutionising production
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Whitepaper: Optimizing Global Operations and Supply Chain for Automotive Manufacturing with MQTT Sparkplug
Are you looking for a fool-proof solution to overcome connectivity challenges and bridge OT and IT systems so you can optimize global operations and supply chain? Many forward-thinking companies are using MQTT Sparkplug to this end. Read this whitepaper to learn more.
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Adopting circular economy principles in car production
Experts at Stellantis and Mazda speak about the implementation of circular economy principles in vehicle production
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Building on the edge of the virtual and physical worlds
As Audi aims to bring its local production cloud to plants, Jörg Spindler sees opportunities in digital control systems, digital twins and virtual reality.
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Tools for progress: real-time tracking and monitoring in Audi’s toolmaking
The carmaker’s Toolmaking 4.0 system is bringing greater visibility of suppliers and potential disruption of machines and operations at tool shops, with high productivity gains.
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Special series: Digitalising manufacturing engineering at Audi
Jörg Spindler is leading Audi’s push to virtualise production planning, ramp up battery production and use data to reduce emissions and improve productivity in areas like toolmaking and body shop
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Britishvolt bought by Australian company Recharge Industries
According to the BBC, Recharge Industries intends to start by focusing on batteries for energy storage and hopes to have those products available by the end of 2025. It then intends to produce batteries for high-performance sports cars.
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Going green: Self-generating electricity on-site
OEMs are investing heavily in renewable energy sources to reduce the carbon footprint of their manufacturing operations
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Dacia – building on a successful formula
Speaking to AMS, Carlos Carrinho, General Manager Dacia Vehicle plant Mioveni, discusses the factory’s unique position within the realm of European car manufacturing and how it has been continuously developing to meet future production challenges
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Watch: The Paint Shop of the Future: flexible, scalable, efficient
Welcome to a whole new world of painting: Dürr‘s Paint Shop of the Future is flexible and scalable and offers efficiency across all the processes
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Automotive Evolution Europe 2022
AMS Automotive Evolution Europe on December 7 in Munich will demonstrate how manufacturers like BMW, Audi, Polestar, ZF and many more are adapting strategic planning and shopfloor operations to keep up with electrification’s fast changes.
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Britishvolt collapse a shock to UK’s electric vehicle goals
Britishvolt’s business in the UK, which included the first first largescale battery manufacturing facility, has gone into administration, a setback for EV manufacturing in the country
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Automotive ADAS Camera White Paper
The advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) utilized in today’s automobiles are built using active alignment, a cutting-edge assembly technique used to produce high-quality camera modules. Henkel’s cutting-edge dual-cure Active Alignment Adhesives ensure reliable, fast bonding while achieving optimal lens alignment in these safety-critical modules.
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AMS Automotive Evolution Europe – a review from Munich 2022
The first AMS Evolution Europe Summit saw experts from BMW, Audi, ZF CATL and more discussing speeding time to market, greater agility in production, factory conversion and boosting battery cell manufacturing in the region.
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More than moving parts – autonomous mobile robots
AMRs are developing beyond just electric trucks or trollies used to transport parts and increasingly vehicle assemblies around manufacturing plants