Why INEOS Is Smart
The start-up vehicle manufacturer buys a plant from Mercedes in France
#MercedesBenz #Geely #Daimler
Engineering the 2021 Acura TLX
The second-generation sport sedan is designed and engineered to perform.
#facilities #engineer #body
2021 Nissan Rogue: Five Ways They’ve Improved the Brand’s Best Seller
It is the ever-vexing challenge: Making something popular better—with what it takes to get new customers without alienating the existing ones.
#Nissan
The Future Is Electric and Now
Paul Eichenberg says suppliers need to be positioning themselves for a different automotive future—or ride their businesses to an inevitable end
#AutolineAfterHours #tech #GeneralMotors
Building Hondas and Acuras Is a Family Affair
First-hand insights into building NSXes, Accords and much more
#AutolineAfterHours #GeneralMotors #tech
Track-Testing Schaeffler’s e-Mobility Tech
For years Schaeffler Group USA has been helping carmakers make their powertrains more efficient through electrification, supplying everything from components to turnkey systems.
#GeneralMotors #Tesla #tech
Akella on the Intersection of AI & Manual Assembly Ops
While there is an on-going pursuit of automation, Prasad Akella and his colleagues at Drishti Technologies believe there are big benefits to be gained by improving manual operations by using the power of AI
What You Should Know About High-Speed Machining
The tools go a whole lot faster—40,000 rpm, perhaps—but the advantage is not parts per hour but in the ability to make precise parts with less induced stress
Machining Gummy Materials: A New Use for Sharpies
Organic films help metal removal Purdue researchers discover
Freudenberg Leans into Industry 4.0
CTO/COO Ted Duclos talks about dual roles and common objective
#tech #people #facilities
COVID Exacerbates Supplier/OEM Relations
Improved communications and other best practices advocated
#safety #people #quality
Another Application for Geo-Fenced AVs: Factory Logistics
Partners team up on valet parking and other niches
#facilities #tech
No Guts, No Success. . .
Porsche took a risk 18 years ago. It won. Big.
#Porsche
Proterra Launches Battery Production Line
Leader in electric transit bus production adds battery pack production to plant
BMW Embraces Cloudy Future with AWS Partnership
Improved results targeted with data-based decisions
#tech #BMW #facilities
Henrik Fisker on Design, Working With Magna & More
While the Fisker Ocean isn’t expected to launch until the end of 2022, the legendary designer talks about how his company is preparing to create compelling electric vehicles
#facilities #people #Magna
A Briefing on Hot Stamping
Yes, heat makes the material malleable. But it’s what happens in the die that matters
#Volkswagen #Ford
Increasing Use of Structural Adhesives in Automotive
Can you glue a car together? Frank Billotto of DuPont Transportation & Industrial discusses the major role structural adhesives can play in vehicle assembly.
#Polestar #DuPont
Conti-Nexteer JV Readies "Brake-to-Steer" Tech
Redundancy is good for automation
#chassis