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Watch Now: Shaping the future: How electric vehicles are driving manufacturing decisions

2024-01-24T09:30:00+00:00

Explore electric vehicle (EV) architecture design and manufacturing complexities, from flexible platforms to battery integration challenges.

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AMS Winter 2023/24 – BMW’s battery boost

2023-12-20T10:10:00+00:00By

BMW is aiming to achieve ‘expertise in every cell’ of its generation six batteries

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New materials drive electric motor development

2023-12-04T19:20:00+00:00By

Original equipment manufacturers need electric motors that are more energy-efficient and power-dense than those currently available

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A natural fit: why the auto industry is turning to bio-materials

2023-12-01T16:11:00+00:00By

In the race towards sustainability in automotive production, bio-based materials are transforming the industry. Natural fibres like flax, hemp, kenaf and jute are gaining prominence, providing durable and lightweight alternatives for components, from dashboards to electric vehicle batteries. The journey towards eco-friendly solutions, is marked by the need for lower environmental footprints and manufacturing costs, and industry pioneers envision a future where bio-based materials play a central role in a more sustainable automotive world.

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How BMW will maintain quality in its 3,000-step battery cell production process

2023-11-06T17:02:00+00:00By

At its recently opened German Cell Manufacturing Competence Centre (CMCC) in Parsdorf, BMW is aiming to achieve ‘expertise in every cell’ of its generation six batteries for its Neue Klasse EV models. 

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How digitalisation is ramping up battery cell production for EVs

2023-10-24T12:30:00+01:00By

Digitalisation is helping to scale up battery cell production in North America through improving standardisation and traceability and ensuring quality of materials.

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AMS Autumn 2023 – Continental Shift

2023-10-15T21:52:00+01:00By

In this latest AMS digital edition we have a special focus on the North American automotive industry with big investments in electric vehicle and battery production

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Supporting ADAS – AMS Expert Interview with Henkel

2023-07-06T14:40:00+01:00By

In this podcast we look at the production challenges and solutions for high-resolution camera modules in ADAS vehicles

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Sustainable Steel – AMS Expert Interview with SSAB

2023-07-05T18:34:00+01:00By

Jonas Adolfsson and Manuel Otto business development managers in the mobility division at SSAB discuss fossil-free steel

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Heat-treatment – AMS Expert Interview with Nitrex

2023-06-01T16:00:00+01:00By

Jason Orosz, president of Global Heat-Treating Services at NITREX, speaks with AMS about the applications for specialist surface treatments in the latest vehicle components

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Shaping the future – Developing electric vehicle architectures

2023-05-02T17:36:00+01:00By

In our AMS Evolution Livestream experts from ArcelorMittal and Gestamp tackle EV production challenges and explain how digital tools, new technologies, processes and materials innovations could help solve some key issues

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Watch: Structural change – Developing vehicle architectures optimised for EV manufacturing

2023-04-25T17:00:00+01:00

Hear expert insights into the development and production of high volume electric vehicle architectures, and how these are driving innovation in manufacturing processes and efficiencies, featuring Gestamp’s North America R&D director Paul Belanger and ArcelorMittal head of automotive steel solutions Jérôme Favero.

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Form and function: Developing production processes and structures for electric vehicle architectures

2023-04-25T10:18:00+01:00By and

The new electric vehicle architectures are also continuing to evolve as vehicle makers strive to find the optimum balance between platform flexibility, while also being viable for high-volume production. To get some insights in to this ongoing process AMS spoke with Paul Belanger, Gestamp’s R&D Director for North America

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Sustainability: Fossil-free steel

2023-04-03T17:13:00+01:00By

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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AMS Spring 2023 – Next level digital production engineering

2023-04-02T18:25:00+01:00By

In this latest AMS digital edition we have features on Audi’s digital production engineering strategy, Dacia’s vehicle plant Mioveni, production cloud systems, toolmaking, China, sustainability and more.

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BMW Group to source aluminium with reduced CO2 emissions from 2024

2023-02-23T16:48:00+00:00By

The company is planning to source aluminium with significantly reduced CO2 emissions from Rio Tinto’s hydro-powered operations in Canada, starting next year. Compared to conventionally manufactured aluminium, this approach can save around 70% of CO2 emissions

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AMS Evolution Munich – Building Europe’s EV production network

2022-12-12T14:09:00+00:00By

Building battery gigafactories and updating existing plants are key in ensuring Europe will become an EV production powerhouse

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Tier-1 transformation: fast-changing production for automotive suppliers

2022-12-09T12:00:00+00:00By

ZF and Hardinge joined the sixth panel at Automotive Evolution Europe to discuss how to better understand what electrification means for tier-1 suppliers.

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Material matters: body, forming and process transformation

2022-12-09T12:00:00+00:00By

Teknia, ArcelorMittal and SSAB joined the seventh panel at Automotive Evolution Europe to discuss how new technology and materials are ushering in new innovations in manufacturing.

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Scaling up battery production in Europe

2022-12-08T18:14:00+00:00By

In our second panel discussion CATL, Italvolt and Basquevolt joined us to discuss the need for huge investment to establish regional production of battery cells and packs in Europe.