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Audi starts series production of electric motors in Hungary

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Audi Hungaria’s Győr factory has begun the series production of electric motors. The electric motors are produced using modular assembly.

The current production capacity is for approximately 400 electric axle motors each day and can be gradually increased.

At present, about 100 people are employed in this new area, to be increased to more than 130 by the end of the year. Production is with one‑shift operation, but will soon change to three shifts.

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Deere to acquire sprayer and planter manufacturer PLA

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Deere has signed a definitive agreement to acquire PLA, a privately-held manufacturer of sprayers, planters, and specialty products for agriculture.

PLA is based in Argentina, with manufacturing facilities in Las Rosas, Argentina, and Canoas, Brazil.

John May, president, agricultural solutions and chief information officer at Deere, says: “The PLA acquisition enhances John Deere’s commitment to customers as we continue to provide innovative, cost-effective equipment, technology, and services to improve their productivity.”  [Read more…] about Deere to acquire sprayer and planter manufacturer PLA

Magna to acquire Olsa for $280 million to expand automotive lighting business

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Components and systems supplier Magna us to acquire Olsa in order to expand its automotive lighting business.

The company says that automakers will soon have a familiar name to source lighting products “on a global scale” – Magna International.

Magna’s acquisition of Olsa will enable it to grow the company’s lighting capabilities and allow it to design, engineer and manufacture headlamps, tail lamps and other lighting products in every key region of the world.  [Read more…] about Magna to acquire Olsa for $280 million to expand automotive lighting business

EU-funded organisation offers €200,000 in funding to each robotics ‘experiment’

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The European Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises Robotics Applications organization has opened its first call for experimental proposals.

The EU-funded robotics project says this is its first competitive call for experiment proposals.

Within the European Commission’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme, ESMERA aims to boost robotics innovation by European small and medium-sized enterprises.  [Read more…] about EU-funded organisation offers €200,000 in funding to each robotics ‘experiment’

Seegrid self-driving vehicles clock up over 1 million ‘safe’ hours

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Seegrid, the leader in connected self-driving vehicles for materials handling, says its self-driving vehicles have exceeded 1 million production miles at customer sites without a single personnel safety incident.

Having travelled the equivalent of over 40 times around the earth, Seegrid’s vision-guided vehicles (VGVs) have logged more infrastructure-free miles at customer sites than any other infrastructure-free AGV company.

According to OSHA, in the United States, someone dies every three days in a forklift accident and each year 34,900 serious injuries occur, making worker safety a massive factor in any factory or warehouse setting.

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Apple becomes first US company to have a market capitalization of $1 trillion

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Apple has become the first US company to have a market capitalization of $1 trillion, according to the Wall Street Journal. 

The gigantic sum was reached earlier today and was reported worldwide.

The company, which makes iPhones, iPads, iMacs and other technology products, has seen its stock rise more than 21 percent so far this year, reports WSJ.

BMW introduces robotic X-ray measurement for prototype vehicle analysis

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The BMW Group has introduced computer tomography into prototype development, production and analysis – a first in the automotive industry.

The full range of vehicles, from Mini to Rolls-Royce, can now be quality-controlled from the early stages of development.

Scans are performed by four robots which move around the outside of the prototype to produce several thousand cross-sectional images. These are then used for detailed examinations of innovations, new materials and bonding technologies.

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Techman Robot to double production capacity

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The Techman Robot company is planning to double production capacity, according to a report on DigiTimes.com. 

The company shipped approximately 2,000 units in 2017 and expects that figure to “expand exponentially” to 4,000 this year, reports DigiTimes.

Techman, which is part of the Quanta Group, says it is expanding to meet anticipated demand for its robotic arm.  [Read more…] about Techman Robot to double production capacity

Fanuc America to expand headquarters with new facility in Michigan

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Fanuc America Corporation, major supplier of robotics, CNC systems, robomachines and industrial IoT solutions, has announced plans to construct a new facility in Auburn Hills, Michigan, US, that will be used for engineering, product development, manufacturing and warehousing.

Fanuc’s products are applied in a wide range of industries including automotive, aerospace, consumer products, food and pharmaceuticals to name a few.

Since 1982, the company’s line of painting robots, and a variety of automation software products have been designed and built in Michigan.

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Huawei surpasses Apple in smartphone sales

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Huawei has surpassed Apple in smartphone sales in the second quarter of this year, according to figures collated by the International Data Corporation.

The preliminary data from IDC’s Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, smartphone vendors shipped a total of 342.0 million units during the second quarter of 2018 (2Q18), resulting in a 1.8 percent decline when compared to the 348.2 million units shipped in the second quarter of 2017.

The drop marks the third consecutive quarter of year-over-year declines for the global smartphone market and only the fourth quarter of decline in history.  [Read more…] about Huawei surpasses Apple in smartphone sales

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