Volkswagen Group has announced its plans to automate 20 to 30 percent of production at its new Trinity assembly plant under construction in Wolfsburg, Germany. In a press statement Sebastian Schmickartz, the plant’s chief production officer said “Assembly is still 90...
Audi is the latest automobile giant to consider shifting its strategy after the historic Inflation Reduction Act passed in August this year. The Inflation Reduction Act provides tax credits for buying electric vehicles in the US meaning that if consumers buy a new EV,...
Weber Barbecues - a world leader in outdoor cooking innovation, technology and products - has officially opened its new European manufacturing and distribution centre. Weber is confident that the launch will help it to streamline its UK production capacity, as well as...
Ericsson is hoping to avail of its participation in the European Researchers’ Night 2022 of Frascati Scienza to underline the potential advantages that can be delivered by 5g mobile technology. The title of this year’s European Researcher's Night being "heaL thE...
Volvo trucks announced details of its new battery assembly plant in Ghent, Belgium last week as the company continues to make encouraging headway in its drive to electrify its truck transportation. The Ghent plant is the first of its kind that the company has launched...
Carbon, the Californian-based manufacturer of production-ready resin 3D printers for industry, has announced its acquisition of ParaMatters, a startup company specializing in advanced generative 3D model design. This deal comes as no surprise as Carbon has long been...
Stellantis has announced that it will invest $99 million in three North American assembly plants for production of a new four-cylinder turbocharged engine. The company revealed that it will invest in the Dundee Engine Complex in Michigan, the Kokomo Casting Plant in...
Ford Motor Co. announced on Monday, August 22 that it would cut 3,000 jobs, most of them in the United States. According to a company-wide memo from Ford Executive Chair Bill Ford and CEO Jim Farley, the cuts are meant to reduce costs as the company reorganizes around...
Ford Motor Co. has revealed details of its plans to add more than 6,200 new U.S. manufacturing jobs in the Midwest, converting nearly 3,000 temporary UAW-Ford workers to permanent full-time status as well as providing all hourly employees healthcare benefits on the...
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released details of the $2.08 million it has awarded to seven organizations in six states to develop manufacturing technology roadmaps to strengthen U.S. innovation and...
