Manufacturing
GM’s Cruise Automation autonomous car division wins new investment
Funding round values the automaker’s self-driving car subsidiary at $19 billion.
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Plants, production systems, automation, materials, and quality.
Manufacturing
NIST studies laser welding (Video)
Watch a high-power laser melt brick into glass, and see steel stretch like chewing gum in a weld strength test, as NIST scientists explain how this work might someday help manufacturers make medical devices, cars, airplanes, laptops, cell phones, and more. Video by: Jennifer Lauren Lee/NIST. Music credit: Blue Dot Sessions (CC BY-NC 4.0) and Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 3.0). Photo credit: Paul Williams/NIST
Manufacturing
Today’s Motor Vehicles to launch weekly newsletter coverage electric vehicle advances
Today’s Electric Vehicles will cover news, products, regulatory issues, and technologies advancing the shift to electric drive.
Manufacturing
Calsonic Kansei buys Magneti Marelli from FCA
Resulting global Tier 1 supplier at or close to Top 10 in automotive industry revenue.
Manufacturing
Zotye USA plans US launch of China-made T600 crossover by late 2020
Company hopes to be the first China-based automaker to sell vehicles in U.S. under its own brand name.
Manufacturing
5 questions with David Walton
Makino’s engineering manager discusses how to successfully integrate automation into operations.
Manufacturing
Gear manufacturing workholding
Hainbuch and Hänel partner to develop systems for gear cutting and grinding.
Manufacturing
Improving manufacturing productivity
With Inspekto’s autonomous machine vision solution, manufacturers can increase productivity and yields.
Manufacturing
Metal pretreatment
Dedicated to covering the latest manufacturing technology and components related to the motor vehicle industry.Metal pretreatment
Manufacturing
NASCAR Tech adds CNC training
Mastercam, other partners develop machining training program for North Carolina’s racing industry.
Manufacturing
Rotary table workholding
Hydraulic vise mounted to rotary table for 3-axis vertical machining
Fleets
Industry 4.0: Overview to getting started
High-tech factory communications and integration continue to advance with Industry 4.0 and the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT).