All Automation and Digitalisation articles
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Audi wants to define new standards for AI image processing
Audi is driving AI innovation in vehicle production with advanced image processing, eliminating errors and setting new quality benchmarks for the smart factory era.
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Register now - Digital twins: faster, more transparent production planning
In this AMS livestream, the first in a new series focused on smart factory and digitalisation, our editors and experts will examine how digital twins are being scaled for large and small automotive production projects.
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Register now - Futureproofing factories: Agility and flexibility in production
This AMS livestream will explore how manufacturers are using digital tools to optimise current production lines for flexibility and futureproof planned facilities, including layout optimisation, flexible automation and planning for flexibility.
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Register now - Shopfloor tools: Human-centric digitalisation in production
This AMS livestream will spotlight how advanced digital tools and automation can be best geared to support manufacturing associates, including shopfloor workers and engineers, to maximise value-added activities, increase quality and improve safety.
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Register now - Electrified production: Scaling EV and battery output
This AMS livestream investigates how automotive manufacturers and suppliers are adapting existing and new factories to produce EVs and electrified vehicles.
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Data-driven decision-making for sustainable automotive production
Data-driven decision-making is revolutionising automotive manufacturing. By leveraging AI and big data analytics, OEMs and suppliers are optimising operations, minimising waste, and achieving ambitious sustainability goals.
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Dürr to supply BYD’s European EV plant: EU tariff evasion?
Dürr partners with BYD for its first European plant, supplying cutting-edge robots and sustainable painting tech for electric vehicle production in Hungary.
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North American Automotive Manufacturing Digital Transformation Survey 2025
Be part of the North American Automotive Manufacturing Digital Transformation Survey 2025, brought to you by Automotive Manufacturing Solutions in partnership with Kyndryl and Microsoft.
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Thomas Dose on BMW Chennai’s growth and embracing diversity
BMW Chennai’s head, Thomas Dose, discusses his career path, challenges in India, and the importance of diversity in manufacturing.
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JLR employs robot to carry out door usage checks over Christmas
JLR’s Rudy the Robot simulates a lifetime of door usage in 12 weeks, testing 84,000 shuts in extreme temperatures at Gaydon’s £2.1m chamber.
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This is how the new VW Tayron is built in Wolfsburg
Volkswagen celebrates the Tayron’s launch at Wolfsburg. Digital innovation streamlines production as the plant sets new standards in efficiency and teamwork.
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ABB invests in software to cut costs by 30% in automotive paint
ABB’s partnership with ESS will transform automotive paintshops, slashing costs, cutting emissions and reducing production time by a month.
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Blueprint for building the smart factory of the future
The concept of the smart factory offers highly efficient, optimised production operations. Ford, ZF and PPG reveal how they are working to realise this potential.
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VW Chattanooga: a masterclass in flexible manufacturing
Volkswagen’s chattanooga plant showcases flexibility in manufacturing, transforming operations to adapt to electric vehicles and evolving market demands.
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How Henkel is co-developing the EV batteries of the future
Henkel’s €130m Battery Engineering Center advances EV battery design, testing and safety with cutting-edge labs and global expertise.
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BMW Dingolfing advances iFactory Automated Driving in production
BMW integrates autonomous driving into production, transforming efficiency and paving the way for innovation in vehicle manufacturing.
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ZF’s Fernando Bera on data-driven efficiency in smart factory transformation
Leveraging real-time data and prioritising people are central to ZF’s smart factory strategy, explains Fernando Bera at AMS Evolution NA 2024.
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Stellantis’ Jeremy Keating on embedding lean across the organisation for efficiency
Embedding lean practices across all departments and fostering early-stage collaboration are essential for Stellantis’ manufacturing efficiency, says Jeremy Keating.
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Stellantis’ Asif Khan on lean manufacturing for cost control and profitability
Implementing lean practices and combining digital tools with workforce engagement are essential for efficient automotive manufacturing, says Stellantis’ Asif Khan.
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Toyota’s Jaime Moore on the evolving role of engineers in automotive manufacturing
Building agile engineering teams and fostering early collaboration are vital for innovative automotive manufacturing, says Toyota’s Jaime Moore.