Dinesh Mishra

AUGUST 23, 2022

NAL engineers print end of arm tools, assembly line jigs, fixtures, and more with METHOD X 3D printers. North American Lighting (NAL), a Koito Group Company, has been manufacturing automotive lighting systems for vehicle manufacturers since 1983. Caption: “Anything I look at now can be 3D printed.

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Modern Machine Shop

JUNE 27, 2024

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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SMMT

JULY 28, 2022

We are facing a global supply crisis, strongly affecting the automotive sector, hindering its production chains and, therefore, its sales. Thus, we have learned that we must evolve towards more diversified supply chains, where components manufacturing sites are closer to assembly lines and consumer markets.

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Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

AUGUST 1, 2022

As a leading German luxury automaker showcases the multiple benefits of modular assembly, automakers are leveraging transformative digital technologies that accommodate the demand for mass personalization. It is being seen as the next big, digitally-enabled leap in automotive manufacturing – modular assembly. Our Perspective.

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Trimantec

JANUARY 22, 2020

Outsourcing is utilized by both large and small manufacturers to complete work, which may include assemblies, sub-assemblies, custom parts, etc. . . Automotive, truck, and heavy equipment. Assembly Line. Assembly lines are designed to connect workstation activities and pace products through a fixed sequence.

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Trimantec

AUGUST 10, 2020

In 1961, Devol deployed Unimate at General Motor’s assembly line at a die casting plant. This revolutionized the automotive industry. Assembly line robots pick products off conveyor belts and place them at a desired location. They are common in the automotive industry because of their accuracy.

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Modern Machine Shop

APRIL 10, 2023

So really taking that technology and that competency for building assembly lines, leading them out optimizing production and assembly, and then working on supply chain and quality. We've recently acquired a high production automotive machine manufacturer. Jones and Shipman at the time, Hardinge UK at the time.

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