Quality
Watch: Global automotive parts manufacturer saves nearly $2M with energy insight solutions
Learn how this global automotive parts manufacturer avoids costly downtimes and ensures equipment reliability
AMS exclusive: Industry insiders discuss moving from ‘business as usual’ and establishing robust ecosystems in EV battery production
Increasing lithium-ion battery cell and pack production has become a priority for automotive manufacturers as the need for further electric vehicle output increases.
Watch: Maximum safety on battery housings by automated weld seam inspection
Maximum safety on battery boxes: more than 150 seams have to be inspected. VIRO WSI inspects and finds all defects
Ineos prepares for production
As Ineos moves towards a second phase of prototypes for production, AMS visited the company’s new automotive manufacturing plant in Hambach, France to see how production of its Grenadier 4x4 is developing.
The application of AI
One company where the concept of artificial intelligence (AI) is not futuristic or speculative, but a key element in real manufacturing development and application projects is Audi.
Getting giga with it – ramping up battery cell production
Manufacturers require huge investment and must carefully consider production locations and technology to build batteries at ‘giga scale’, reveal leaders from Italvolt, AMTE Power and Zeiss
Factory futures: networked, data-driven, flexibly automated
Manufacturing experts share their vision for current and future automotive production technology, including leaders from Ford, Cognex, Symbio Robotics and Jay Global Techno Alliance
Porsche’s smarter, greener paintshop
Hear from leading paintshop experts at Porsche’s Leipzig plant on strategies for improving quality and reducing errors in paintshop, including new automation and processes to reduce overspray waste
A lighter coat: how Porsche and suppliers are reducing waste and errors in paintshop
Paintshop leaders from Porsche and Sames Kremlin spoke to AMS in an exclusive livestream and interview regarding innovations in technology and new approaches in the automotive painting process.
Watch: 3D Vision Solutions for Automotive Challenges
Automotive inspection systems use 3D machine vision solutions to meet specific requirements and improve manufacturing quality.
Technical Paper: Accelerated battery analysis through connected microscopy
Learn how BMW accelerated their battery analysis through connected microscopy leading to increased performance, range & longevity of batteries in electric vehicles
Mofid Elkemiri, LEVC manufacturing operations and quality director
LEVC’s Mofid Elkemiri was recruited to the Geely-owned company back in 2016 as launch director for the TX5 electric taxi. Prior to that he spent six years at UK-based trim supplier CAB Automotive, where he rose to the position of engineering and quality director. AMS speaks to him about his current role, ramping up production, battery cell supply and the relationship with the parent company. But first, we ask how the factory has been affected by the recent coronavirus measures and the suspension of production…
Sames Kremlin: Team bonding brings Eisenmann Intec on board
Sames Kremlin and Eisenmann Intec have joined forces to meet the future production challenges of the adhesive market
Augmented reality technology assists Volkswagen to remodel Chattanooga production lines
AR in factory floor design is helping VW make decisions faster and spot potential issues sooner
Investing in testing: better scrutiny for complex new vehicles
Rigorous testing of new vehicles, systems and components has become more important as complexity of the products increases and pressure to reduce time to market grows. AMS visits Test World in Finland to see some of the developments introduced to meet this demand…
Measure for measure: as vehicle tech advances, so do the test methods
To improve vehicle and component quality, and reduce time to market for new models, testing technologies need to be smarter and faster
Al around the weld
Joining aluminium parts gives the bodyshop a number of challenges not encountered when welding steel. But a variety of weld techniques are helping OEMs to adapt and extend use of the lighter metal
Looking after ‘the triplets’
The Toyota-PSA venture combines talents for the production of a trio of city cars. Gareth Price reports
Bohemian prosperity
After a record-breaking year, Skoda’s Kvasiny plant is aiming higher still, backed by industry 4.0. Gareth Price visits the operation in East Bohemia
Team building at Hyundai, Czech Republic
Gareth Price reports on a collaborative approach to production quality that prompted Hyundai to locate assembly of its N performance brand in the Czech Republic
