Training and upskilling
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ArticleBMW plants prepare for a new era with Neue Klasse production
Even as BMW gears up production for its Neue Klasse electric vehicles, it is maintaining a highly flexible, mixed powertrain approach across its production network.
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ArticleBMW drives CO2 reduction with workforce engagement
BMW’s strategy for CO2 reduction goes beyond targets, embedding sustainability into operations, workforce training and leadership incentives.
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ArticleIn Emden, VW wants to leave the Passat behind
Volkswagen is using the latest production technology and some novel in-plant logistics to ramp up EV production in Emden
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NewsJLR boosts training to build electric cars
JLR says 95% of its global retail partner technician workforce is now EV trained, with further training underway for 11,000 manufacturing colleagues to build BEVs.
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NewsFederico Kochlowski promoted to President and CEO Mercedes-Benz’s MBUSI
Kochlowski’s new position will focus on severa aspects inlcuding manufacturing at Mercedes-Benz
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ArticleOn advanced robotics, skills and training: “Machines can’t do everything”
Carolin Platz from the Auto-Motive Academy and Jörg Reger from ABB discuss transformation in automation, digitalisation and employee qualifications in producing next-gen vehicles.
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NewsAudi leads manufacturing skills transformation as it launches first EV from Ingolstadt plant
Audi’s launch of the all-electric Q6 e-tron series has catalysed a major reskilling project, as the shift to e-mobility is demanding skills development. Other manufacturers, such as ZF, have also been cultivating internal talent.
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ArticleBMW batteries: made and trained in South Carolina
BMW’s battery plant in South Carolina will use regionally sourced cells to power EV production in Spartanburg, and help establish an electrification hub in the Americas.
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NewsBMW opens digital upskilling, future technologies training centre at Spartanburg
Automakers and component suppliers are increasingly turning to internal training to match skills to the rapid pace of automotive’s digital and electric transition.
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NewsJLR works with Multiverse to deliver data skills training to employees
JLR tackles data skills shortage through collaboration with tech start-up Multiverse
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NewsMercedes-Benz to invest €1.3 billion in digital skills training by 2030
The automaker will spend €1.3 billion on training and upskilling staff through 2030 to prepare staff for a greater focus on electrified, connected products.
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ArticleVR training for assembly operations
Introducing a completely new model to the production line and ramping up to mass production is a challenge. The team at Honda’s East liberty Auto plant have deployed a VR training system to support the assembly line workers with impressive results
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NewsBMW to construct new US training centre at Spartanburg
The OEM has broken ground on the new 67,000 sq. ft. building at its South Carolina manufacturing site
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ArticleTraining 5-axis machining centre
Heller Machine Tools says it has introduced a training machine designed to raise the skill level of horizontal machining centre operators away from the shop floor. The company clams the CNC ProfiTrainer builds on the capabilities of an existing 4-axis version with rotary table by offering the option of an ...
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ArticleTracking and training
Digital technologies are providing new training solutions for the automotive industry. Nick Holt reportsEye tracking systems are now being successfully used to create training programs that reduce errors in manufacturing operations. Mike Bartel, senior research developer at Tobii Pro Insights provided an overview of what this technology offers: “Eye tracking ...
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ArticleBMW opens Mexican training centre
Mexico – Located at the OEM’s San Lui Potosí plant which is due to open in 2019, the new training centre covers 6,000 sq.m and has 11 workshops for employees plus apprentices from three educational institutions. The centre was built at a cost of $9m.Hermann Bohrer, president and CEO of ...
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ArticleSeat launches 4.0 training programme
Spain – The OEM says that personnel will interact with some of the tools and technology that will become common in production processes in the near future and are already being introduced, including virtual reality, collaborative robots, 3D printing and augmented reality. Of 2,000 employees registered for training, 1,200 have ...
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ArticleNissan opens Tennessee training centre
US – The 162,000 sq.m facility in Smyrna, a public-private partnership between the OEM and the Tennessee Board of Regents, will train local students and Nissan employees in advanced manufacturing and automotive technology. It will operate as an extension of the Tennessee College of Applied Technology at Murfreesboro.Describing Nissan’s workforce ...
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ArticleFCA US to open new training facility
US – The OEM will unveil its fourth World Class Manufacturing Academy (WCMA) site at Tipton, Indiana, this March. The $2.1m centre, funded by FCA US and Unite Automobile Workers (UAW), will serve personnel from the Tipton Transmission Plant (TTP) and the UAW National Training Center (NTC) Kokomo.“FCA US and ...
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ArticleDaimler Mannheim’s century of training
Germany – The first 30 recruits arrived at the plant in 1916, since when almost 11,000 young people have received vocational training onsite. Daimler says there are currently 380 trainees in nine disciplines and on three dual-study courses.Describing robust vocational training as “the basis for our corporate success”, Marcus Nicolai, ...