Automation – Page 84
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ArticleSpecial deliveries
The deployment of automated guided vehicles (AGVs) in automotive manufacturing applications is now well-established. Mike Farish reports on some of the latest developments
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ArticleWhite paper: Piecing together the Paris (Dis)agreement – we help make it happen
Castrol’s white paper outlines a number of ways in which manufacturers can act now to reduce consumption and waste, and structures that can be put in place to facilitate future progress
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ArticleAutomation advances
AMS investigates how robotics can be adapted to a wider range of applications and the potential offered by 5G communications
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ArticleValmet starts building battery test centre
Germany - Valmet is upping its game in the battery field for electric vehicles
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ArticleE-mobility needs steel
It is no secret that carmakers are intensifying their efforts to develop mass-market electric vehicles (EVs). Although sales of EVs are still a long way behind conventional ICE vehicles, there are expectations that they will make up a quarter of all new car sales by 2025 and be on their ...
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ArticleFlexible and mobile
When a Skoda supplier needed to find a more flexible automated aluminium machining process, it turned to Stäubli
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ArticleFinding the right balance
Schenck RoTec has created a balancing system for e-drive production lines, which is fulfilling the needs of EV makers seeking a flexible and efficient automation solution
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ArticlePowered up and fully prepared
We need to be ready for electric vehicle battery demand, says Bill Sarver, Rockwell Automation’s senior industry consultant for global automotive and tyre
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ArticleTurning point
As electromobility gains a global foothold, Tornos is offering solutions to OEMs and tier suppliers striving for better quality, safety and sustainability
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ArticleE-mobility needs steel
A new report from ArcelorMittal has identified the benefits in performance and cost that steel can bring to the EV production challenge
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PodcastAMS Podcast Episode 05 Pt 1 – PSA and Toyota make the Czech list
The AMS Podcast returns with a three-part bumper episode. The team discuss the TPCA joint venture facility in the Czech Republic. Episode sponsored by SSAB
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PodcastAMS Podcast Episode 05
The AMS Podcast returns with a three-part bumper episode. The team discuss the TPCA joint venture facility in the Czech Republic. Episode sponsored by SSAB
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ArticleA new angle
It is a promising start for Dürr’s seven-axis robot in China as it heads to Chongqing to equip the paint line at Sokon
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ArticleAcura Marysville, Ohio
An inside look at production of the second-generation Acura NSX in Marysville, Ohio
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ArticleSmart moves at Factory 56
Helping to realise the smart and flexible ambitions of Mercedes-Benz’s Factory 56 project, Conductix-Wampfler describes its system for the conveyance solutions installed at the plant
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ArticleQuestions for Lyla…
As plant automation increases, tools such as Lyla help customers control, manage and optimise their processes. Daniël Bottema, R&D manager at AWL-Techniek, discusses the new productivity dashboard designed to help collect and evaluate machine data
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Article5G networking spreads in car production
Certain companies have started leveraging 5G in their car manufacturing facilities in China with the hope of drastically increasing efficiency. Michael Nash provides an insight
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ArticleInvestment motors on
OEMs continue to repurpose established engine plant sites for the electric age
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ArticleBMW doubles battery production capacity
US - BMW has doubled its battery production capacity at its Spartanburg plant
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ArticleHave EVs reached a tipping point in the UK?
With the continued political uncertainty from the lack of Brexit progress, JLR announcement of a £1bn investment in its Castle Bromwich facility to make the new electric XJ will be met with some relief by the UK government, writes Ian Henry