Assembly Lines Hyundai 5G Technology Enables ‘Smart’ Manufacturing Austin Weber April 8, 2025 SEOUL— Hyundai Motor Group recently completed a successful pilot project for private 5G connectivity technology.Read More
Assembly Lines Flexible, Connected ‘Smart Factories' Are Vital to Mixed-Model Auto Assembly Austin Weber April 7, 2025 ZURICH— Advanced manufacturing technology will play a key role as the automotive industry continues to transition to mixed-model assembly lines.Read More
New EV Motor Contains No Copper or Rare-Earth Materials Austin Weber April 7, 2025 SHOREHAM, England—Ricardo Group engineers have developed an electric traction motor that does not contain any cobalt, copper or rare-earth materials. Read More
Assembly Lines Smart, Energy-Efficient Robotic Gripper Cuts Production Costs Austin Weber April 4, 2025 SAARBRUCKEN, Germany— Engineers at Saarland University recently used lightweight, shape-memory materials to create a non-pneumatic robotic gripper.Read More
Assembly Lines Apple to Invest Billions in U.S. Manufacturing Austin Weber April 3, 2025 CUPERTINO, CA— Apple Inc. plans to invest more than $500 billion in America over the next four years.Read More
New Battery Manufacturing Process Addresses Cold Weather Issues Austin Weber April 3, 2025 ANN ARBOR, MI—Engineers at the University of Michigan have addressed the issue by developing a new process for manufacturing electrodes.Read More
Hyundai Opens EV Assembly Plant in Georgia Austin Weber March 28, 2025 ELLABELL, GA—Hyundai Motor Group has opened a new assembly plant here that will produce a variety of electric and hybrid vehicles.Read More
Caterpillar—A Century on Track The construction equipment giant’s assembly lines have crawled through decades of progress. Austin Weber March 27, 2025 During the last 100 years, Caterpillar has grown and prospered by subscribing to a unique philosophy of vertical integration, globalization, lean production processes, high quality products and state-of-the-art metal fabrication technology.Read More
BMW’s New EV Factory Features Unique Layout Austin Weber March 27, 2025 DEBRECEN, Hungary—BMW AG is ramping up its new state-of-the-art assembly plant located 155 miles east of Budapest.Read More
Audi Pioneers ‘Virtually Controlled’ Production in EV Body Shop Austin Weber March 27, 2025 BOLLINGER HOFE, Germany—Audi AG is using a virtual programmable logic controller in its assembly plant here that produces the e-tron GT sedan. Read More