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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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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Register now - 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 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

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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Volkswagen invests $5B in Rivian to forge EV-software Joint Venture

2024-06-27T09:03:00+01:00By

Volkswagen’s $5B investment in Rivian aims to enhance EV technology and software, boosting market confidence and industry innovation.

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Hyundai’s Metaplant America begins 2025 IONIQ 5 production

2024-06-24T17:25:00+01:00By

Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America has revealed plans to kick off production of the 2025 Hyundai IONIQ 5, marking a significant milestone in electric vehicle manufacturing.

BMW opens first North American press shop, unveils new BMW X3

BMW opens first North American press shop at Spartanburg, debuts new X3

2024-06-24T16:21:00+01:00By

BMW’s Spartanburg plant opens a $200M press shop, introduces new X3, and announces all-electric vehicle production by 2026

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Geoffrey Bouquot is Audi’s new board member for Innovation and SDV

2024-06-07T15:25:00+01:00By

Audi creates new position as it focuses on increased digitisation amd software

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Exclusive: BMW Group improves efficiency with additive manufacturing gripper

2024-05-22T15:10:00+01:00By

AMS visited BMW Group’s Additive Manufacturing Campus and plant in Munich to see it 3D-printed bionic robot grippers, which are saving costs and emissions and improving efficiency across its plants.

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Quality control: 3D vision inspection systems

2024-05-16T13:50:00+01:00By

LMI Technologies offers insights into current trends in automotive quality control requirements and the technology solutions available.

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