Editor's Pick – Page 84
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Skoda Mladá Boleslav paintshop
Construction of the new Skoda paintshop at its Mladá Boleslav plant began in August 2018. It has the capacity to produce 168,000 lacquered bodies per year.
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Webasto opens new plant in Irapuato
Mexico - The supplier is expanding its production footprint in the country as it looks to keep up with increasing demand in the US
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Gathering clouds
Cloud computing has been used for some time by carmakers, but its full potential has still to be realised in automation applications.
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Success for Seat
Spain’s biggest exporter has turned its finances around and looks to have a bright future. Ian Henry reports
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Supplier financials a cause for concern
Recent quarterly results from some of the major tier ones make for grim reading, as company after company reports declining profits and cites common themes for these disappointing times
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Special 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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White 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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Automation 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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Valmet starts building battery test centre
Germany - Valmet is upping its game in the battery field for electric vehicles
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E-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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Flexible and mobile
When a Skoda supplier needed to find a more flexible automated aluminium machining process, it turned to Stäubli
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Finding 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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Powered 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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Turning 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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E-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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Podcast
AMS 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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AMS 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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A 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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Acura Marysville, Ohio
An inside look at production of the second-generation Acura NSX in Marysville, Ohio
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Smart 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