HICKORY, NC—Zimmer Group, will showcase ZiMo, a flexible robotic cell and new magnetic grippers for cylindrical battery cells at Automate. In partnership with ABB and FANUC, Zimmer Group will also offer gripper demonstrations on their collaborative robots.
The batteries will power GM’s latest EVs, including Cadillac Lyriq.
April 27, 2024
SPRING HILL, TN—LG Energy Solution has delivered the first battery cells produced at the Ultium Cells’ assembly plant here. The cells will be used in General Motors’ third-generation electric vehicles, including the Cadillac Lyriq.
TUVE, Sweden—Every time an assembler uses an electric fastening tool at the Volvo Group truck factory here, the data from the operation is logged and stored. Engineers are now using that data to increase quality.
The project is expected to add 340 new manufacturing jobs at the factory.
April 25, 2024
PRINCETON, IN—Toyota will invest $1.4 billion in its assembly plant here to build a new, three-row, battery-electric SUV. The project is expected to add 340 new jobs at the factory.
U.S. imports from 14 low-cost countries in Asia declined by $143 billion last year.
April 25, 2024
CHICAGO—Continuing the reshoring trend of the past few years, U.S. companies are increasingly importing goods made closer to home and relying less on goods from low-cost countries in Asia.
The line has lower HMI's and extra room for people in wheelchairs.
April 25, 2024
ATTENDORN, Germany—GEDIA Automotive Group, a manufacturer of metal assemblies for car bodies and chassis, has ordered a new press-hardening line that will be accessible by people with disabilities. Designed by Swedish press company AP&T, the new line will enable staff with physical disabilities to monitor and manage the press-hardening process without hindrance.
To meet safe launch for an automotive component, a Michigan company had to manufacture 4,000 assemblies with zero defects. MES software helped the company do it.