All Bodyshop articles – Page 2
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Henkel Whitepaper: Sustainable Processing Solutions for Automotive Manufacturing
Learn how Henkel’s processing solutions enable sustainable, next-generation vehicle manufacturing across the value chain, from molten metal to final component
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News
The Audi Q6 e-tron spotlights flexible and green production ecosystem
This is how Audi’s Ingolstadt plant is advancing electric vehicle production, blending sustainability with efficiency in the assembly of the Q6 e-tron series: Q6 e-tron leads the way
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Article
Changing dynamics– developing the next generation of vehicle architectures
Building electric vehicles has demanded big changes in OEM production operations and increased support from tier suppliers
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“Our future viability is not a given”: BMW Leipzig’s plant manager Petra Peterhänsel
BMW Leipzig has a unique approach to its production operations and we explore its approach as it prepares for ramp-up of the Countryman: Petra Peterhänsel offers valuable insight
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Porsche launches all-electric Macan
Porsche will build its first Porsche models on the PPE platform at its factory in Leipzig, Germany.
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The co-evolution of EVs, architectures and production processes
Electric vehicles are reshaping manufacturing norms, from platform flexibility to crash protection systems, challenging traditional designs and material choices amidst evolving battery technologies. ArcelorMittal and Gestamp dive into challenges and solutions.
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Webinar
Watch Now: Shaping the future: How electric vehicles are driving manufacturing decisions
Explore electric vehicle (EV) architecture design and manufacturing complexities, from flexible platforms to battery integration challenges.
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News
Tata’s TPEM launches first Tata-branded vehicle at new Gujarat facility
Tata Passenger Electric Mobility (TPEM) has launched its parent company - Tata’s, first ever own-brand vehicle to mark the inauguration and opening of TPEM’s new vehicle production facility in Sanand, Gujarat, with clear indication of growth in the region.
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Steel resolve: why ArcelorMittal’s Multi Part Integration is leading the charge in sustainability and efficiency
ArcelorMittal’s innovative MPI approach emerges as a key player in the race towards sustainable automotive manufacturing.
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A class of its own: transforming BMW production for next-gen EVs
BMW’s home plant will produce only EVs by 2027, with much of the century-old factory rebuilt to meet new levels of efficiency and digitalisation, without missing a beat of ongoing production.
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JLR expands EV production to Slovakia
JLR has announced that it will develop its plant in Nitra, Slovakia to produce electric vehicles by 2030.
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Voice
How Vitronic’s Weldloop software reimagines the welding process
Find out how Weldloop’s technology achieves quality enhancements in automotive welding through machine vision technology.
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Webinar
Watch: The advance of automation: what next-gen vehicles and batteries mean for robotics
OEMs are transforming, transitioning to electric and connected models, but also the manufacturing operations to build these new vehicles. This creates challenges in integrating new vehicle architectures and boosts demand for more advanced automation.
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Podcast
Technical partnerships – AMS Expert Interview with Magswitch
As the automotive industry seeks to reduce costs and improve efficiencies and productivity, we are seeing an increasing number of partnerships being formed
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BMW’s aspirations to the X degree in Spartanburg: Special series
As the carmaker prepares for EV production in the US, leaders in manufacturing, battery, logistics and training outline BMW’s ambitions in the region.
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On 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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Voice
Steel solutions for e-mobility
ArcelorMittal is engaged in the development of the future mobility through the Steel E-Motive project lead by WorldAutoSteel and creating new solutions to simplify the car manufacturing operations
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Joining forces – technical partnerships supporting vehicle manufacturers
Experts from automation specialist Magswitch discuss how these new manufacturing relationships are proving more necessary and beneficial than previously.
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A culture of quick decisions for Mercedes-Benz production
Mercedes-Benz production chief Jörg Burzer explains how it has reorganised its production for EVs, while speeding up the rollout of digital tools.
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News
GM invests $632m in Fort Wayne ICE truck assembly plant
Fort Wayne is the latest in a string of investments made by the carmaker in both ICE and EV manufacturing.