Automation expert ABB and China’s leading automotive parts supplier, HASCO, announce the creation of a joint venture to drive the next generation of smart manufacturing in China’s automotive industry. The joint venture will build on the existing successful relationship between th...
Smart production is becoming more and more widespread in manufacturing industry, due to its several advantages, such as high adaptability, rapid design changes, increased production efficiency etc.For manufacturing companies, the execution processes encountered in production are of the utmost importance ...
Smart manufacturing with digital tools This metalworker for automotive and other industries has reduced lead times, improved automation, and increased the standardization and control of its smart manufacturing operations using tools like Autodesk Inventor, AutoCAD Electrical, and Vault Professional. ...
Germany’s Industry 4.0 might still draw a blank-face response from some business leaders, but it represents the next phase in manufacturing in Europe. Equivalents are the Industrial Internet in the US and Made in China 2025. All involve the convergence of a range of technological enable...
Automation began back in the 1800s with mechanized cotton spinners, steam power, and the arrival of the first industrial revolution. By the 1930s, the automotive industry was leading the second industrial revolution of mass production, paving the way for the digital control systems of the 70s. ...
Smart automotive manufacturing speeds time in the market, enables flexible & scalable manufacturing, reduces downtime, and optimizes production. Trends such as connectivity, mobility-as-a-service, autonomous driving, and e-mobility are rapidly altering vehicle technologies. Furthermore, the rise...
Smart manufacturing – the use of nascent technology within the industrial Internet of things (IIoT) to address traditional manufacturing challenges – is leading a supply chain revolution, resulting in smart, connected, and intelligent environments, capable of self-operation and self-healing. While ...
The growth of the market is attributed to growth in industrial automation, growing adoption of smart manufacturing platforms in automotive industry, increasing support from governments for industrial automation, and growing need for streamlined and automated data to boost productivity. However, factors such...
smart manufacturing; Industry 4.0; intelligent factory; smart factory; manufacturing process; technology innovation; RAMI4.01. Introduction This paper presents the main experiences and learnings from two decades of research and innovation efforts in smart manufacturing, centered on four international ...
Gear and transmission manufacturing process improvements Driveline development test rig design Engineering Services Driveline Sectors SMT operates in an array of global driveline industries with expertise in the following: AutomotiveEV+HEVEnergyHeavy AutoOff HighwayRailAerospaceMarineRobotics ...