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A senior executive at industrial giant Omron foresees a time in which cars virtually build themselves in factories. (See interview below.)
Bruno Adam, director of Omron’s mobile robot business director in Europe, says that in the future, factories will operate completely differently.
The current process sees car bodies moved along a linear, straight production line where different robots and people work on their assembly.
[Read more…] about Omron robotics boss envisages cars building themselvesThe Mercedes-Benz of electric vehicles is ready for launch. The EQC is produced at the company’s Bremen plant and can be ordered now.
The first EQC will roll off the production line at the company’s plant in Bremen. There it is being produced on the same line as the C-Class Saloon and Estate as well as the GLC and GLC Coupé.
Production of vehicles with various drive systems can be adapted variably and efficiently in line with market demand. This approach ensures the best use of capacity at the plant.
[Read more…] about Electrified Mercedes EQC goes into productionVolvo Car Group has signed long-term agreements with leading battery makers CATL and LG Chem to ensure the multi-billion dollar supply of lithium ion batteries over the coming decade for next generation Volvo and Polestar models.
The automaker’s target is to switch to electric across all its cars by 2025.
The agreements cover the global supply of battery modules for all models on the upcoming SPA2 and Volvo’s existing “Compact Modular Architecture” vehicle platforms and represent “a major step towards realising Volvo Cars’ ambitious electrification strategy”, says the company.
[Read more…] about Volvo signs multi-billion dollar battery supply deals with CATL and LG ChemZF has developed an electric light commercial vehicle specifically for the Japanese market.
The company has been electrifying a wide range of systems not only for passenger cars and commercial vehicles but also for industrial machines.
This prototype vehicle has been developed by ZF Japan’s engineering team at their Tech Centre in Yokohama, collaborating with a team in ZF HQ in Germany in order to satisfy Japan’s unique requirements.
[Read more…] about ZF unveils electric truck prototype for JapanVehicle acoustics are steadily gaining traction as a quality criterion in today’s cars.
When a vehicle is in motion, audible or perceptible vibrations emanating from individual components can cause annoying automotive noise conveyed by the vehicle’s structure and rendered as airborne sound.
Acoustics experts refer to this phenomenon as NVH, which is short for noise, vibration, harshness.
[Read more…] about Bosch Engineering opens vehicle acoustics test centreFor the production of miniaturised electrical systems, such as those used in the automotive industry, solder material must meet extremely high requirements.
In response, Heraeus Electronics has developed its new solder paste Microbond SMT650, which it says guarantees consistently high surface resistance.
The combination of the new F650 flux system with the Innolot metal alloy increases reliability and prevents electrochemical migration even under the most extreme environmental conditions.
[Read more…] about New solder paste enables further miniaturisation in automotive electronicsBosch is entering the market for mobile fuel cells and paving the way for the breakthrough of this technology in trucks and cars.
A crucial component is the stack. As the core of the fuel cell, is converts hydrogen into electrical energy.
To further improve and manufacture these stacks, Bosch has now formed an alliance with Powercell Sweden AB, the Swedish manufacturer of fuel-cell stacks.
[Read more…] about Bosch to cooperate in large-scale production of fuel cells for trucks and carsAnki, a startup company which made robotic toy cars and trucks, is planning to close its doors, according to a report on the Recode website.
The company had raised more than $200 million in funding for the venture, and generated $100 million in revenue in 2017, but is now making all of its 200 employees redundant.
In a statement to Recode, the company says that it had been left “without significant funding” which meant it could not finance its hardware and software development plans going forward.
[Read more…] about Robotic toymaker Anki to close downAudi Hungaria’s Győr factory has begun the series production of electric motors. The electric motors are produced using modular assembly.
The current production capacity is for approximately 400 electric axle motors each day and can be gradually increased.
At present, about 100 people are employed in this new area, to be increased to more than 130 by the end of the year. Production is with one‑shift operation, but will soon change to three shifts.
[Read more…] about Audi starts series production of electric motors in Hungary
The advent of connected and autonomous vehicles (CAV) has the potential to cause major and disruptive changes to cities worldwide, according to a report launched by Siemens.
The report, Cities in the Driving Seat stresses the need for cities to plan early and tackle the issue in a wider context of mobility transformations.
Launched recently at the World Cities Summit in Singapore, the study explores the interdependencies between urban development, public transportation policies, power supply, pollution and the increasing share of CAV in city traffic.
[Read more…] about Siemens report urges cities to plan now for arrival of autonomous vehicles
