Managing materials choices – Fossil-free steel – AMS Expert Interview with SSAB SSAB has produced and sold its Fossil-free steel, which is now being used in limited series production by Volvo. But there is a weakness in the definition of ‘green steel’. Experts from SSAB and Volvo Group share some insights into challenges this presents to the wider acceptance of these materials and how they are managing this with greater transparency Nick Holt
Technical partnerships – AMS Expert Interview with Magswitch As the automotive industry seeks to reduce costs and improve efficiencies and productivity, we are seeing an increasing number of partnerships being formed. It’s nothing new to this industry but these new relationships are proving much more necessary and beneficial than previously Nick Holt
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. Nick Holt
AMS Podcast Episode 07 – Perfecting the paintshop To get some insight into how vehicle makers are adapting their paintshop operations to meet the needs of electric vehicle production and improve the sustainabilty of the paint process, Nick Holt spoke to Dennis Taljan, general manager for PPG’s Automotive OEM services division Nick Holt
AMS Podcast Episode 06 – Investing in the future The AMS Podcast takes you behind the scenes of the world’s most fascinating vehicle and component production plants. We explore the processes, problems… and solutions, and hear from the automotive manufacturing experts who make it all work. Nick Holt