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Electrification Brings Changing Demands to Automotive Manufacturing

Modern Machine Shop

Source: ZF North America The central challenge around electrification in the automotive industry is “the challenge of transformation,” says Vaden Lillard, director of operations for ZF North America. Current assembly lines at ZF are about 33% automated; Lillard says that for the EV products, lines will be closer to 70% automated.

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CAMI Assembly will begin manufacturing of battery modules in 2024

Canadian Manufacturing

CAMI Assembly will begin building battery modules, like the one pictured, the second quarter of 2024. The new 400,000 square-foot facility will assemble modules for BrightDrop Zevo production at CAMI as well as additional Ultium EVs built at other GM plants.

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NPE 2024: Additive Manufacturing Assisting, Advancing the Plastics Industry

Mold Making Technology

NPE: The Plastics Show returned for the first time in six years, bringing plastics manufacturing technology to Orlando, Florida, May 6-10, 2024. Metal 3D printing offers a faster way to obtain injection mold inserts, such as this mold slide for an automotive trim tool 3D printed with Mantle’s technology.

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Rockwell Automation Signs Agreement to Acquire Clearpath Robotics.

Gary Mintchell

Here is the actual rationale: Transporting parts and materials to assembly lines and between manufacturing cells is one of the industry’s most complex and inefficient tasks, often resulting in production bottlenecks. At close, Clearpath will report to Rockwell’s Intelligent Devices operating segment. Goldman Sachs & Co.

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Automation Company GROB’s Machinery for Latest EV Motor Assembly Solution Leverages DELO’s Dual-curing Adhesives

i4.0 today

In its continued efforts to become a trusted supplier in electric vehicle (EV) powertrain manufacturing, GROB’s PM compact rotor assembly line was specifically designed with DELO’s dual-curing process in mind, creating a turnkey manufacturing solution for automakers and Tier 1 suppliers. and 3:00 p.m. Today Magazine.

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Tesla posts surprise $2.17 billion third-quarter profit, up 17.3% from a year ago

Canadian Manufacturing

It was the company’s first year-over-year quarterly profit increase of 2024, a year plagued by falling sales and prices. The new vehicles will use parts from its current models and will be made on the same assembly lines as Tesla’s current model lineup, the letter said. Revenue in the quarter rose 7.8%

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Comau brings the power of automation to Automate

Automation Mag

Comau started offering industrial automation solutions for the automotive sector more than 50 years ago for many of the world’s biggest car manufacturers. As automation technology has changed over the years, so has its reach.