Smart Factory and Industry 4.0

The latest news and devlopments in Smart Factory and Industry 4.0.

Smart Factory and Industry 4.0

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New whitepaper: BASF and Catena-X: Creating a more connected and efficient automotive industry

2025-04-04T08:23:00+01:00

This whitepaper provides an in-depth look at how BASF, as a top 30 global automotive supplier, is leveraging Catena-X to enhance supply chain transparency, ensure regulatory compliance, and drive efficiency.

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Future-ready: BMW’s digital transformation of its Munich plant and beyond

2025-03-27T13:01:00+00:00By

BMW isn’t just adapting its product portfolio it’s reengineering the entire production operation, prioritising flexibility, digitalisation, and long-term operational efficiency.

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Digital twin technology: Bridging the physical and digital worlds

2025-03-25T22:17:00+00:00By

As the automotive industry shifts towards electric and autonomous vehicles, digital twins are becoming essential in optimising design, engineering and production. 

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Digital transformation at inflection point within automotive manufacturing

2025-03-19T16:24:00+00:00By

Cost, productivity and quality are key gains of digitalisation and AI is yet to be fully exploited.

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Register now: Digital Transformation at Inflection Point within Automotive Manufacturing

2025-03-10T10:23:00+00:00

In this livestream, Digital Transformation at Inflection Point within Automotive Manufacturing, an expert panel  will give insights to and discuss  the results of the North American Automotive Manufacturing Digital Transformation Survey 2025.

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AMS/ABB Automotive Manufacturing Outlook Survey 2024 results

2025-02-24T11:44:00+00:00By

The AMS/ABB 2024 survey reveals key automotive manufacturing trends, from rising costs to trade disputes and the shift to smart factories.

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Revolutionising Automotive Manufacturing: Flexibility, Efficiency, and Sustainability with Siemens

2025-02-21T09:51:00+00:00By

Discover how Siemens’ innovative solutions empower automakers to meet the challenges of EVs, sustainability, and smart manufacturing. Download the whitepaper to explore actionable insights.

Europe accelerates AI adoption in vehicle manufacturing with InvestAI

Europe’s $208.4bn AI investment to catapult automotive production

2025-02-13T13:56:00+00:00By

The EU’s InvestAI fund will drive AI adoption in automotive, supercharging manufacturing with smart factories, enhanced automation, next-gen production technologies.

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What does China’s Deepseek AI mean for the automotive industry?

2025-02-10T16:43:00+00:00By

DeepSeek’s AI claims to train models with minimal Nvidia chips, shaking Wall Street and raising questions about computing power in automotive AI.

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Digital twins: faster, more transparent production planning

2025-02-03T10:55:00+00:00

In this AMS livestream, the first in a new series focused on smart factory and digitalisation, our editors and experts examined 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

2025-02-03T10:54:00+00:00

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

2025-02-03T10:53:00+00:00

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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Smart Factory: BMW’s digital production at San Luis Potosi, Mexico

2024-12-11T11:04:00+00:00By

BMW’s San Luis Potosi plant sets standards in automotive production with AI, digital twins, and sustainable innovation, leading the charge toward electrification.

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AMS Automotive Evolution: Reducing costs, fast-tracking development, embracing change

2024-11-11T18:35:00+00:00By

The AMS Automotive Evolution conference in Detroit brought together leading car makers and tier suppliers to discuss managing production operations as the EV transition continues.

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Ford’s Rajeev Kalamdani on challenges in smart factory digitalisation

2024-11-07T11:57:00+00:00By

Overcoming legacy systems, building tech-savvy teams and driving collaboration for digital success is central to smart factory transformation, says Ford’s Rajeev Kalamdani

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Watch now: How to maximise efficiency in battery tray manufacturing and integration

2024-10-28T15:15:00+00:00

This webinar showcased innovative, cost-efficient quality processes to assure 100% quality in battery manufacturing. New quality solutions from Hexagon enable automakers to detect defects efficiently and ensure a perfect fit into the underbody of the car.

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Stellantis turns to AI tools and fast deployment to cut production costs and launch times

2024-09-20T16:12:00+01:00By and

Stellantis manufacturing boss Arnaud Deboeuf reveals technologies in automation, factory planning and lineside logistics that reduce transition costs and time to market.

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Watch Now: Next-Gen Gapfillers: Henkel’s Blueprint for Automotive Electronics

2024-09-12T09:05:00+01:00

This webinar explored Henkel’s latest innovations in thermal gap fillers, designed specifically for automotive electronics.

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In Emden, VW wants to leave the Passat behind

2024-07-10T13:00:00+01:00By

Volkswagen is using the latest production technology and some novel in-plant logistics to ramp up EV production in Emden

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Virtual production networks are able to solve diverse complexities

2024-07-02T00:51:00+01:00By

This is how digital twins are reshaping automotive manufacturing from enhanced simulations to greater flexibility and global collaboration.

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