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Register: Are all OEMs start-up manufacturers now?
Join this livestream on how start-ups are changing car production and established OEMs are reinventing themselves, featuring experts from carmakers, ArcelorMittal and more. Thursday September 8 at 9.30 EST / 14.30 BST / 15.30 CEST
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Charging 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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How 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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Need 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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Watch: 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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REE Automotive takes next step with commercial production capabilities
The company adopts a cloud-based robotic manufacturing approach for its planned network of Integration Centres
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An exclusive focus on flexibility as OEMs look to modular-based manufacturing
Modular production in automotive manufacturing is rapidly becoming more innovative and flexible with the ability to multitask. As a result, OEMs are increasingly rethinking their methods and working closely with technology providers to make flexible manufacturing hegemonic.
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Automation and managing crisis: How Scania is revolutionising its factory floor
Scania gave AMS an exclusive insight into its endeavours in digitalisation, automation, and software development on the factory floor.
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European automotive manufacturing in an age of disruption
European automotive production is in a state of flux and continued disruption. The accumulative impact of continuing coronavirus-related problems, the prominence of Asian productivity, and now war threatens to cause further damage to automotive manufacturing, Jason Dunn reports.
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Watch: Making it modular - vehicle production’s flexible future
Flexibility in automotive assembly is now a competitive advantage. This AMS livestream features leaders from automation experts Ewellix and Rockwell and AMS discussing innovations in modular production and how to improve assembly lines at brownfield and greenfield factories.
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Calibrating the complex: Machine learning in action
Machine learning is developing into an effective tool in automotive design and engineering applications. Secondmind CEO, Gary Brotman shares some insights into how this works as the industry transitions to electric vehicles
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VW commits $7.1 billion investment to expand EV manufacturing footprint in North America
Volkswagen has committed a $7.1 billion investment to boost its product line-up, R&D capabilities and manufacturing capacity in North America across the next five years.
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Ford and VW expand collaboration with plans for new electric model using MEB platform
Ford Motor and Volkswagen Group are growing their e-mobility partnership amid plans to produce a new electric model based on the MEB platform for the European market. Following plans to introduce another 7 EVs in Europe by 2024, Ford also aims to double its planned MEB volume to 1.2m units across six years.
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What wireless battery management systems mean for sustainable EV manufacturing
As the demand for EVs rises and OEMs rapidly roll out units, battery component manufacturers are looking to develop vital electrification ecosystems. A factor that is increasingly central to the manufacturing of EVs is a battery framework that simplifies the production process for new sustainable models.
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ABB to supply robots for Scania's new battery assembly plant in Sweden
Scania has signed an agreement for the supply of robotics solutions from ABB for its new battery assembly plant in Sweden.
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Where the Catena-X automotive cloud stands
The vehicle cloud Catena-X intended to provide a more integrated network for automakers and suppliers. In reality, standalone solutions have prevailed so far and made the task of networking the entire auto industry even more strenuous.
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AMS EVolution summit returns with fresh new format and guest speakers
The Automotive Manufacturing Solutions EVolution Summit returns this spring from 17th - 19th May with a brand-new format and with a mission to provide unique and exclusive insight into the world of automotive production.
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Britishvolt and Glencore agree to expand battery recycling capacity in the UK
Britishvolt has announced a joint venture with strategic partner Glencore to build a battery recycling ecosystem in the UK.
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Switch announces €100m manufacturing site in Spain to feed European EV market
Switch Mobility has announced the creation of a new manufacturing and technology centre in Castilla y León, Spain, to expand the electric vehicle manufacturer’s global outreach.
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GM announces $6.6 billion investment in Michigan EV and battery production
General Motors has announced $6.6 billion worth of investment across Michigan to construct a new manufacturing plant and develop EV pickup production.