Manufacturing
Transmission machining
Power skiving, new insert grades, and advanced turning techniques can boost production of electric vehicle (EV) transmissions.
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Manufacturing
Managing material flow
Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) technologies can speed production and ensure the right material shows up at the right place at the right time.
Fleets
2021 Outlook: Recovery tied to global health
Automotive and commercial truck companies reacted decisively to 2020’s challenges, staying profitable despite unprecedented health and economic crises. Returning to full production in 2021 will require some return to normalcy.
Vehicle Tech
2020: The year of EV investments
Despite being the worst year for manufacturing in more than a decade, automakers dramatically ramped up spending on electric vehicles this year, preparing for increased demand for such vehicles in the coming years.
Manufacturing
Advanced fluid recycling systems cut waste
Fluid management automation offers quick ROI, increases tool life.
Manufacturing
Mobile robots: high volume, high flexibility
Autonomous mobile robots allow automotive manufacturers to streamline material flow, shorten lead time, and achieve more efficient production.
Manufacturing
Lessons from 2008 for post-COVID-19 manufacturing
Siemens Vice President of Automotive and Transportation Industry Strategy Nand Kochhar discusses processes, technologies for adapting to pandemic-caused difficulties.
Fleets
Designs, business models for vehicle subscription services
SAP’s automotive industry director and regional head Hagen Heubach offers 5 tips on adopting mobiltiy-as-a-service operations.
Engineering
Arsenal of Health
North American auto industry responds to COVID-19 crisis, shifting production to a host of medical components.
Industry
Inside the Chicago Auto Show
Following massive numbers of new models in 2018 and 2019, 2020 and 2021 should offer updates but few radical changes to vehicles.
Supply Chain
Two-tone revival
Dark roofs on light vehicles or light roofs on dark ones add visual pop to SUVs, but they can add time and expense to the coating process.
Industry
2020 outlook: Steady auto sales, trouble in commercial trucks
Low interest rates, high employment, booming housing starts all point to a continuation of the strong auto sales market of the past five years.