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On April 26, ABB and Vulcan Energy Resources signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) agreement to jointly establish design, engineering, execution, and operations plans for strategically important reserves of lithium in Europe.
The agreement sets out how ABB will collaborate with Vulcan to identify, pursue, and se
On April 23, Siemens announced its partnership with Mercedes Benz to develop a Digital Energy Twin, aiming to enhance energy efficiency and sustainability in factory designs and upgrades, particularly in automotive manufacturing. The innovation supports Mercedes-Benz's goal to power all its production sites with 100%
On April 18, BMW Group announced it will make a further investment of EUR 200 million at its Landshut plant in Germany.
This investment aims to increase the production capacity for fifth generation and sixth-generation aluminum housings by around 30% through the expansion of manufacturing facilities dedicated to the
On April 18, the Toyota Research Institute (TRI) announced a multiyear, multimillion-dollar collaborative challenge to close the gap between recent advances in AI prediction of new materials and finding the actual “recipe” needed to produce these hypothetical materials.
Researchers can presently use AI and simulation
On April 18, HORSE introduced its Matrix Flow production line at its Aveiro plant in Portugal, replacing the traditional conveyor belt system with Mobile Programmable Cobots (MPCs). These autonomous platforms, developed in partnership with Prolynk, France, specialized in automotive powertrain production, specifically
On April 16, Sion Power Corporation, and MB ATECH, a member of Muhlbauer Group, a German turnkey solution provider, announced a partnership to create an automated manufacturing line for Sion Power’s large format lithium metal cell.
The new fully-automated manufacturing line will be capable of producing 75MWh of 56 Ah
On April 5, Audi Hungaria announced that it increases production efficiency through automation technologies, enhancing competitiveness. A new robot station for placing injectors in four-cylinder gasoline engines has been implemented, streamlining operations. Each injector undergoes camera inspection and imaging befor
On March 26, Renault Group announced its collaboration with CEA to develop a complex mesh structure using a single material and 3D printing after two years of research and testing. The innovation produces components with adaptive mechanical behavior and enhanced performance, replacing parts typically made of multiple
On March 25, Porsche announced that it is streamlining logistics at its Zuffenhausen plant with the MHP FleetExecuter, aiming to enhance production efficiency and flexibility. This marks the first centralized fleet management system in Porsche, integrated into existing IT infrastructure for process automation. The cl
On March 15, ElringKlinger AG announced that Daimler Truck, ElringKlinger, ENGEL AUSTRIA - Wir sind ENGEL, ThermHex Waben GmbH, edevis GmbH, and the Fraunhofer Institute for Microstructure of Materials and Systems IMWS have produced a storage compartment flap for a truck interior in sandwich construction in a recentl
On March 20, BMW Group announced that it would employ wire arc additive manufacturing (WAAM) to produce metallic vehicle components and tools at the Additive Manufacturing Campus in Oberschleißheim. In this process, a robot precisely layers welding seams made from aluminium or similar material to create components wi
On March 19, ams-OSRAM AG (ams OSRAM) introduced DMC (Data Matrix Code). It is based on a unique, machine-readable code printed on top of each LED package. The code on the package links to individual data for each LED production unit: color coordinates, luminous intensity, and forward voltage at two currents.
It hel
On March 15, Apptronik, US based next-generation humanoid robots company, announced that it has partnered with Mercedes Benz to explore advanced robotics applications in manufacturing. Mercedes-Benz will utilize Apptronik's Apollo humanoid robot to streamline logistics and assembly processes. Apollo will deliver part
On March 14, Hinduja Tech Limited (HT), a subsidiary of Ashok Leyland signed an agreement with Creador, a private equity firm to invest USD 50 million to acquire 19.6 % shareholding in the company. The infusion of capital will allow Hinduja Tech to enhance its existing capabilities in research and development through
On March 12, Constellium announced its move towards industrial testing of hydrogen utilization in its casthouses. Recycling and casting are the most energy-intensive operations and represent close to 50% of Constellium’s direct greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
Building upon successful laboratory-scale trials conducted
On March 11, Seoul Robotics announced that it has engaged in discussions with Abu Dhabi's Advanced Technology Research Council (ATRC) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), to explore partnership prospects for joint research and development (R&D) in the field.
Discussions focused on autonomous robotics and one of the are
On March 6, Stellantis announced that its Zaragoza factory is advancing in new technology development with the IA4Q-Artificial Intelligence for quality and inspection project in plants. The initiative, backed by over EUR 10 million in investments, is supported by the TransMisiones program by the Ministry of Science,
On February 27, Durr announced that it is implementing complete lines for the assembly and testing of state-of-the-art electric motors with its subsidiaries BBS Automation and Teamtechnik. The order value of such projects reaches into the mid-double-digit millions.
BBS Automation’s range for the e-mobility sector in
On February 13, Kamaz announced that the level of robotization of production at Kamaz is one of the highest among industrial enterprises in Russia and amounts to 60 robots per 10 thousand workers, compared to 7 robots in the country on average. Kamaz stated that one robotic cell can replace 2-3 people, which will pro