Watch: The advance of automation: what next-gen vehicles and batteries mean for robotics OEMs are transforming not only their respective vehicle types, transitioning to electric and connected models, but also the manufacturing operations to build these new vehicles. This creates challenges in integrating new vehicle architectures, powertrains and electronics into existing manufacturing facilities, boosting demand for more advanced automation.
Watch: 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. Nick Holt
Watch: 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. Christopher Ludwig
Watch: Meeting the recycling challenge head on Jacqui Murray, Jason Muccioli and Sam Haig discuss the future of battery recycling and the challenges with second life, safe disassembly and the role of car manufacturers. Nick Holt
Watch: Transforming Factories from ICE to EV Car factories need to transition in the next few years - our panellists agree there will be challanges and opportunities in the new era of automotive production. Christopher Ludwig
Watch: New magic in the dark art of lightweighting Ignacio, Jérôme and Prof. Volk explain the magic behind the art of lighweighting all whilst factoring in cost, performance, safety concerns and the impact on manufacturing process. Nick Holt
Watch: Flexible factories - future-proofing automotive manufacturing Cengiz Kizilkan and Romain Herry explain how flexibility and adaptability is playing a major role in next-generation production lines and helping manufacturers create models simultaneously and quickly. Nick Holt
Watch: A holistic approach to sustainable vehicle production Hans Pehrson, Owain Griffiths and Thomas Hörnfeldt emphasise the importance of moving towards a greener model to meet sustaibility targets - whether it’s whole-of-vehicle manufacturing or greening the global supply chain. Christopher Ludwig
Watch: Keeping pace with battery demand and technology Rising costs and fast-changing battery technology will make it hard to meet EV targets, but localisation and new business models can mitigate issues, according to Automotive Cells Company’s Francisco Carranza and Airbus’s Greg Ombach. Christopher Ludwig
Watch: 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. Christopher Ludwig
Watch: Value over volume – biggest is no longer best in vehicle manufacturing The global vehicle production outlook is murky, while rising costs and supply chain issues are changing manufacturers’ business model, according to analyst Joe McCabe from AutoForecast Solutions. Christopher Ludwig
Watch: 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. Christopher Ludwig
Watch: Scaling up battery cell production AMTE Power’s Kevin Brundish and Hexagon’s Ignazio Dentici discuss the challanges and opportunities in battery gigafactory development. Nick Holt
Watch: Partnering for power – working together to accelerate EV manufacturing Polestar’s Dennis Nobelius and Atlas Copco’s Lars Eklof discuss the ramp up in electric vehicle and battery production and call for collaboration across the industry. Christopher Ludwig
Watch: 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. Nick Holt Christopher Ludwig
Watch: 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. Christopher Ludwig
Watch: 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 and interview as part of the AMS Automotive Evolution Summit. Christopher Ludwig
Every production challenge has a cloud solution at ZF Chief digital officer René Deist tells the AMS Evolution Summit how the global tier one supplier is using the cloud to transform manufacturing and better leverage data analytics and artificial intelligence AMS
Global powertrain and battery production forecast: ever-evolving complexity With diverging regulations, infrastructure, market trends and manufacturing bases, the path to EV and battery production will vary across regions, adding more variation for OEMs and suppliers. Ultima Media analyst Daniel Harrison shares the latest data on powertrain and battery forecasts AMS
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 AMS
End-to-end sustainability: accelerating to zero emissions and the circular economy Manufacturers are increasing efforts to reduce waste and to reuse and recycle material, including packaging and battery materials. In this session, executives from Magna, CSR Europe and Li-Cycle discuss initiatives in the circular economy and to reduce overall emissions AMS
Global outlook: the disruptive forces shaping automotive manufacturing Vehicle manufacturers are facing ongoing disruption in the supply chain, but at the same time must manage a paradigm shift in manufacturing and business models. AFS’s Joe McCabe shares the latest vehicle production forecasts AMS
End of conference: evolution and revolution At the end of the event, it’s clear that automotive manufacturing will see both incremental and radical change, and that the industry will need to work together to adapt AMS
It all adds up to zero – counting the ways to net carbon zero manufacturing Sustainability leaders from Audi and Lear explain how the companies are working across the value chain to decarbonise manufacturing AMS
Scaling battery pack production Increasing production of battery enclosures at scale will be essential to launching EVs in line with targets. ABB’s Patrick Matthews and Zeiss’s Paulo Cruz discuss automation and quality control opportunities. AMS
India’s manufacturing evolution: competitive, agile and frugal The country has been hit hard by the pandemic and disruption, but automotive manufacturing is roaring again and leaders from Mahindra, Switch Mobility and the Indian automotive supplier association, ACMA, explain what the industry needs to do to stay competitive AMS
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 AMS
From assembly to modular production lines Automotive manufacturers need to manage more part variety and complexity than ever, which is why more are implementing autonomous logistics, cobots and other technology to support more flexible, modular concepts. Experts from ABB, Conductix-Wampler and Panasonic discuss the technology roadmap. AMS
Better than the real thing: digital factory simulations Increasing production of battery enclosures at scale will be essential to launching EVs in line with targets. ABB’s Patrick Matthews and Zeiss’s Paulo Cruz discuss automation and quality control opportunities. AMS
Electrifying heavy truck production at Scania Plant general manager Mathias Wijkström discusses the process, technology and planning considerations as Scania starts production of battery electric trucks AMS
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 AMS
Day 1 wrap up: now that was electrifying! After the first half of the AMS Evolution Summit, it is clear that digitalisation, electrification and sustainability are converging in automotive production AMS
The evolution will be televised: welcome to the online AMS Summit The Automotive Manufacturing Evolution Summit is focused on accelerating partnerships across the industry as vehicle production is increasingly electrified, digitalised and sustainable AMS
