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Hyundai to buy ‘tens of thousands’ of Boston Dynamics robots

Robotics Business Review

The automaker will also help Boston Dynamics grow by integrating its manufacturing capabilities with Boston Dynamics. While Figure has not revealed the identity of its first customer, the company said BMW Group had tested Figure 02 for handling fitted sheet-metal parts on its automotive production line for two weeks in Spartanburg, S.C.

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Automotive Additive Manufacturing Applications

Additive Manufacturing

From initial use as a prototyping tool to additive manufacturing’s role as an enabler for electrification, mobility, and more, the automotive industry is accelerating additive manufacturing. John Rupp: Where are you seeing AM being used in automotive sector? Indirect manufacturing like jigs, fixtures, robots, etc.,

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Automotive manufacturing alive and well

Manufacturer's Monthly

When Ford moved manufacturing offshore, you might think that was the end of Premcar – but you would be wrong. To this day Premcar remains a go-to partner for global car manufacturers – the company currently assembles the premium Nissan Navara Warrior and Nissan Patrol Warrior at its site in Epping.

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‘Gamechanger’ technique cuts automotive manufacturing costs

E&T

A new casting technology makes it possible to cast aluminium bolts with small diameters and high-quality surface properties which enables the metal to be used directly in the manufacture of parts such as suspension components in cars. It also results in fewer defects and gives the raw material a high-quality surface finish.

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India’s Precision Revolution: Karl Schüssler’s Advanced Tool-Holding Solutions

Dinesh Mishra

The country’s rapid industrialization, coupled with the government’s initiatives like “Make in India,” has spurred growth in manufacturing and engineering sectors. Indian manufacturers are increasingly recognizing the importance of precision and productivity, especially in the face of global competition.

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Partnership between industry and government is critical

SMMT

This week’s announcement of plans to close one of Britain’s oldest automotive factories came as a huge blow, most importantly to the workers at Luton and their families. Manufacturers are fully invested in developing the technologies to deliver decarbonisation, but the cost of moving markets that are not ready is immense.

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Gridlock: why it can take 11 years to connect solar farms to the UK network

The Guardian Manufacturing

Companies are waiting up to 14 years for connections, leading some to revise net zero targets On the south bank of the Mersey, Britain’s first factory dedicated to manufacturing electric vehicles may one day be powered exclusively by wind and solar farms.

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