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Denso Corporation is forming a new joint venture company to to develop integrated electronic control unit (ECU) software for automated driving and vehicle dynamics control.
Denso will own 65% of the company with Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd taking a 25% stake, ADVICS Co., Ltd. taking 5% and JTEKT Corporation taking 5%.
Details are still being discussed and the plan is for the new company to launch in March 2019.
[Read more…] about Denso in joint venture for automated driving software
Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation and PT Krakatau Steel (Persero) Tbk have established the joint- venture company PT Krakatau Nippon Steel Sumikin (KNSS) in the Republic of Indonesia for the manufacture and sale of automotive flat steel products.
KNSS started commercial production in July 2017 and on August 7, 2018, an opening ceremony was held at the local plant site in Cilegon, Banten Province. It was attended by representatives from the Indonesian government and the Japanese government as well as customers.
Combined with the high growth potential of the Indonesian automotive market, automakers’ needs for anti-corrosion steel and high-strength steel are expected to grow.
[Read more…] about Nippon Steel and Krakatau open steel joint venture in Indonesia
UPS is collaborating with Thor Trucks, Inc. to develop and test a fully-electric class 6 delivery truck in Los Angeles, Calif. The truck is expected to be ready for deployment later this year.
UPS continues to work with a range of companies to test and deploy promising alternative fuel and advanced technology vehicles.
The Thor electric delivery truck will have a driving range of approximately 100 miles powered by a Thor-designed and built battery that will be lightweight, durable and allow long-range driving distances.
Vector, the Stuttgart-based embedded software specialist for automotive embedded electronics, has acquired the Swedish embedded software specialist ArcCore.
The acquisition strengthens Vector’s portfolio of products and services in the field of AutoSar, the global automotive software standard for intelligent vehicles.
ArcCore was founded in 2006 and currently employs 80 people worldwide who work on developing and distributing products and services in the domain of embedded based solutions, primarily for the automotive market. [Read more…] about Vector strengthens position in automotive software market with ArcCore acquisition
New Scale Robotics, a newly-formed division of New Scale Technologies, has introduced an electric parallel gripper targeting precision assembly and inspection with collaborative robots.
New Scale says its NSR-PG-10-20 Precision Parallel Gripper is “the smallest, most precise smart gripper” available for collaborative robots including the UR3, UR5 and UR10 robots from Universal Robots.
David Henderson, CEO of New Scale Technologies, says: “We created this smart electric gripper specifically for agile automation with collaborative robots, using our extensive experience making small mechatronic motion systems.” [Read more…] about New Scale Robotics targets collaborative robots with launch of small precision gripper
DHL Freight, provider of road freight services in Europe, has been awarded an extension of its contract with the BMW Group and will continue to manage the vehicle manufacturer’s overland transport in 17 countries covered by the companies’ previous contract.
As a result of the tender, DHL Freight also won an expansion of the collaboration, taking on supply chain management of the BMW Group in seven additional areas.
A new DHL Freight custom-made logistics solution was successfully put in place as part of the contract conclusion.
[Read more…] about DHL Freight wins contract extension with the BMW Group
Purple Robotics, which developed an innovative vacuum gripper within one year – the world’s first gripper specifically for cobots – has now been acquired by OnRobot.
The acquisition takes place just two months after the OnRobot merger of three robotics companies – Perceptron from the US, OptoForce from Hungary, and OnRobot from Denmark – to create one global player with a strong focus on the market for industrial robot accessories.
Now, OnRobot in Odense, Denmark, adds what it regards as another “trail-blazing technology” to its product mix. [Read more…] about OnRobot strengthens its grip on market with acquisition of Purple Robotics
Warehouse robotics and automation provider GreyOrange is establishing its US headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia.
The company says this will help it to better serve local customers and meet market demands. Approximately 50 new jobs will be created in various departments.
In its first client site in the US, GreyOrange will deploy 740 robots in Atlanta, and create several thousand jobs across this and other initial client sites. [Read more…] about GreyOrange opens US headquarters in Atlanta and plans to build 20,000 robots
Nidec is already one of the world’s largest suppliers of components for industrial robots and machinery, and it’s expanding rapidly.
The company says it has just recorded its “highest-ever quarterly operating profit” for its appliance, commercial and industrial product segment.
And the company says it is planning to “further strengthen” these segments and its industrial motor division. [Read more…] about Nidec records ‘highest-ever profit’ as it expands industrial motor division
ArcelorMittal Brazil is to resume the expansion project at ArcelorMittal Vega, the flat steel cold rolling, pickling, and galvanising unit located in São Francisco do Sul (state of Santa Catarina), Brazil.
The investment will include the construction of a new continuous annealing line and a third galvanisation line for the production of cold rolled and galvanised products. The capacity of the unit is set to increase by 700,000 tonnes to a total of 2.1 million tonnes per year. Production is expected to begin in 2021.
The project will increase production for the automotive, construction and home appliances sectors at the Vega unit. This investment is expected to sustain ArcelorMittal’s growth strategy in Brazil and Latin America.
[Read more…] about ArcelorMittal restarts $330m investment programme at Vega unit in Brazil
