Archives for June 19, 2019

EPHJ: Big industry seen at the small scale

EPHJ-EPMT-SMT is the name of an annual trade show built around what is referred to as “microtechnology” because it’s all about the small scale – tiny but essential components.

Currently in its second day, the conference is held in Geneva, Switzerland, and the vast majority of the 500 or so exhibitors – about 80 per cent – are from the watchmaking sector.

The Swiss watchmaking industry is still massive, despite historical challenges from Japanese watchmakers in the 1960s and ’70s, and lately, disruptive innovations by makers of smart watches, such as Apple. [Read more…] about EPHJ: Big industry seen at the small scale

BMW and Jaguar Land Rover team up on electrification technology

The BMW Group and Jaguar Land Rover are joining forces to develop next generation electric drive units.

The BMW Group has developed and produced several generations of electric drive units in-house since it launched the pioneering BMW i3 in 2013.

Jaguar Land Rover has demonstrated its capability with this technology through the launch of the Jaguar I-Pace and its plug-in hybrid models.

First MG cars roll out of SAIC Motor’s Indian base

SAIC Motor’s vehicle production base in India, the company’s third overseas automobile manufacturing base, has started operation.

The first MG car to leave the assembly line was also the first internet car to be seen in the Indian market.

SAIC Motor has developed a whole overseas auto industrial chain which integrates innovation and R&D centres, manufacturing bases, marketing centres, supply centres and financial companies. Its vehicle sales volume has broken the threshold of 10,000 in many countries.

Car firms start Europe-wide accident communication project

In cooperation with Here Technologies, Tom Tom and the transport authorities in six European countries, Daimler, BMW, Ford and Volvo are testing how information about acutely hazardous situations can be passed on using Car-to-X technology.

The project partners signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in Eindhoven, Netherlands. The test phase is scheduled to last twelve months, starting in the Netherlands.

How can information about a sudden hazard – e.g. slippery conditions or an accident – be passed on to following or approaching traffic as quickly as possible?