All Digitalisation and Automation articles – Page 5
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NewsCars à la carte – Audi trials modular production to control customisation costs
The premium OEM is applying the efficiency focus that has fine-tuned production lines over many years to the more bespoke tasks in modular assembly as EV and supply complexity increases.
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NewsMan and machine: Using technology to push efficiency boundaries in logistics and assembly
Experts discuss how they are using digital technology to streamline time-consuming and expensive processes from supply chain monitoring to assembly planning.
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ArticleUK automakers sound alarm on skills shortages, unfilled engineering roles
The pace of electrification is getting ahead of the time taken to train the engineers with the skills needed for an auto industry transitioning to producing EVs.
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ArticleAMS Summer 2022 – BMW prepares for Neue Klasse EV platform
The latest AMS digital edition details how battery, EV and digital production processes are reshaping automotive manufacturing, featuring in-depth features on BMW, Tata, ZF, Britishvolt, Ford, Bentley and more.
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NewsMercedes-Benz to invest €1.3 billion in digital skills training by 2030
The automaker will spend €1.3 billion on training and upskilling staff through 2030 to prepare staff for a greater focus on electrified, connected products.
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PodcastCharging ahead: preparing for the UK’s first gigafactory – AMS podcast with Britishvolt
For this podcast AMS interviewed Britishvolt’s CIO, David Threlfall to talk about progress with the gigafactory, developing the digital infrastructure for production, building in sustainable and flexible processes.
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ArticleHow Ford will track production planning and suppliers like Uber rides
Ford is deploying digital twins and data analytics at factores in Asia, Africa and South America to bring real-time visibility to production planning and supply chains.
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NewsBMW is 3D scanning all production plants to plan operations virtually
The 3D scans are the first step in producing digital models of all BMW plants worldwide to streamline the planning of production processes.
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NewsHyundai Motor Group to deploy Singtel 5G network at Singapore centre
The Korean automaker will use the high capacity bandwidth to gather data for quality control purposes.
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ArticleNeed a resilient automotive supply chain? Let’s plan for it!
Discover how digital collaboration can help you in achieving productivity and delivery goals through our brand new webinar, in partnership with Siemens Digital Industries Software.
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ArticleWatch: 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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VideoWatch: The future of production planning
Britishvolt, Jay Global Techno Alliance, HiveMQ and ABB experts agree there are opportunities for manufacturers and consumers in a globally connected manufacturing ecosystem.
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VideoWatch: The AI/data loop leading the digital revolution
Tomorrow’s digital smart factories will be more efficent, improve quality, cut costs and unlock insights into deeper automotive manufacturing say this panel of experts from BMW, Secondmind, ATS Global and Lancaster University.
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VideoWatch: Reinventing the wheel – Ree’s flexible EV architecture and modular production approach
The Israeli startup is rolling out low-cost, flexible plants for its EV platforms based on drive-by-wire technology, according to COO Josh Tech.
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VideoWatch: Partnerships to establish the battery value chain
Scania, Tata Consultancy Services and Recharge discuss supplier partnerships needed to ramp up EV battery cell and battery pack production.
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VideoWatch: Scaling up battery cell production
AMTE Power’s Kevin Brundish and Hexagon’s Ignazio Dentici discuss the challanges and opportunities in battery gigafactory development.
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VideoWatch: Tata Motors in an era of change
Tata Motors Mohan Savarkar describes how manufacturers are adapting their end-to-end processes all whilst meeting aggressive sustainability goals.
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VideoWatch: How ZF is empowering people in the transition to producing electrified powertrains
ZF’s Arno Güllering reveals how the tier-1 is upskilling and motivating its workforce in the transition from producing ICE to electrified powertrains.
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ReportDay 1 Wrap Up: Learning to dredge the data lakes
First day speakers at the Automotive Manufacturing Solutions summit brought expertise from multiple corners of car making but found common ground in how digital technology is infiltrating workflows more and more.
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VideoWatch: Preparing BMW’s Plant Munich for a new class of EV manufacturing
Plant Director Peter Weber demonstrates how BMW is revamping production in Munich ahead of a new EV architecture with a walk through the factory.