Automotive

Autonomous mobile robots from ForwardX automate line-side replenishment of materials in Phase One of Chery's Super Factory.

While there are several sides to this, and there will most assuredly be major issues to overcome, a tectonic shift is coming.

Association for Advancing Automation stats show 44,196 robots ordered in 2022, up 11% over 2021; records result from resurgence in sales from automotive companies looking to boost EV production

A customized bulk container design prevents scratches and more on its way from the dock to lineside assembly.

Funding enables KINEXON to accelerate international expansion and scale its operating system for connected and automated operations

The auto industry is learning to bob and weave as one disruption after another takes hold.

The auto industry is learning to bob and weave as one disruption after another takes hold.

The three-year collaboration will see future generations of Dürr’s EcoProFleet AGVs being built upon BlueBotics’ ANT natural feature navigation technology

Although Foxconn’s bread and butter are fabricating electronic devices, founder Terry Gou believes its future is making battery-powered automobiles, and its close relationship with Apple could make it a big player in the future automotive industry.

ZKW Group plant in Mexico to deploy mini-load cranes, conveyor and aisle racking to store and handle WIP inventory used in the manufacture of headlights.

Transportation of parts and assemblies in auto plants is taking on a new look with its increasing use of guided vehicles and carts as well as autonomous mobile robots. In a word, it’s all about flexibility.

New certificate provides comprehensive insights into automotive packaging supply chain

Automakers are finding new ways to improve operations and reduce costs while accommodating fickle consumers who want every feature imaginable. That’s typically a tall order, but it’s even more so in the highly competitive auto industry.

In this case study, we detail how Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company has experienced considerable cost savings by reducing corrective action requests and increasing supplier accountability and ensured material validations, tracked ongoing quality audits and maintained regulatory compliance.

Annually, the Automotive Industry loses billions of dollars due to supply chain mismanagement, Blockchain, as a disruptive technology, enhances the ability to identify and track transactions digitally and share that information through distributed ledgers.