Tag: factory
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Renault facility with 648 robots celebrates manufacturing ‘100 million engines and gear boxes’
Automaker Renault’s Cléon factory, which specialises in manufacturing engines and components for both electric and internal combustion vehicles, could never be mistaken for a mere production plant. It is first and foremost a “symbol of human ingenuity and technological innovation”, says the company. Since the iconic factory founded in 1958, it has shaped the landscape…
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Premier Design + Build breaks ground to expand manufacturing facility for Sumitomo
Premier Design + Build Group has broken ground on a building expansion project for Sumitomo Drive Technologies in Glendale Heights, Illinois. The work is designed to meet the evolving needs of the client, whose Midwest-manufactured products are in high demand from customers across a range of industries. The company’s Glendale Heights location is used for…
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Astrodyne TDI opens ‘cutting-edge manufacturing facility’ in Malaysia
Astrodyne TDI, a manufacturer of power electronics, power distribution units, and EMI filters, has opened its new “state-of-the-art manufacturing facility” in Penang, Malaysia. This development marks a “significant milestone in our company’s growth and commitment to serving our customers with leading-edge manufacturing capabilities”, it says. ATDI says the new factory boasts 32,000 square feet of…
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Agility Robotics set to open ‘world’s first factory for humanoid robots’
Agility Robotics, creator of the bipedal humanoid robot Digit, says it is planning to open what it calls “RoboFab”, the company’s robot manufacturing facility in Salem, Oregon with the capability to produce more than 10,000 robots per year. Initial construction of Agility’s 70,000 square foot robot factory began last year, and it is set to…
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Chery Automotive installs more than 100 ForwardX mobile robots in its ‘Super Factory’
Chery Super Factory, a state-of-the-art automobile manufacturing plant located in Qingdao, China, has partnered with ForwardX Robotics, a leading provider of autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), to implement a groundbreaking smart automotive manufacturing solution. The collaboration aims to streamline operations, improve efficiency, and enhance automation in the assembly workshop of the factory. Established in 2023, Chery…
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Addverb partners with Purdue University to offer engineering students real-world experience of industrial automation
Automation solutions provider Addverb has launched a smart factory with Purdue University’s School of Engineering Technology. Addverb’s live automation system comprising both hardware and software will enable Manufacturing Engineering Technology (MFET) undergraduate students and faculty to interact with real-world applications of modern industrial automation in supply chain management and warehouse design. Purdue University offers leading…
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ABB provides ‘complete range of robots’ for one of Europe’s largest kitchen makers
ABB Robotics has been selected by Nobia to supply robotic automation solutions for their new factory in Jönköping, Sweden. Nobia is one of Europe’s largest producers of kitchen furniture and related equipment. By securing the contract, ABB Robotics says it is furthering its expansion into new industry segments, helping to make production “more efficient and…
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Schneider Electric invests €40 million in new smart factory in Hungary
Schneider Electric, a provider of digital transformation of energy management and industrial automation, has broken ground on its new smart factory in Dunavesce, Hungary. With a planned investment of €40 million, the new site will span 25,000 sq m and have a headcount of 500 employees. The 36th smart factory in Europe, this will be…
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ABB to invest another $20 million on expanding its robotics factory in US
ABB has strengthened its commitment to one of its largest customer markets – the US – with construction starting on the expansion of its existing North American robotics headquarters and manufacturing facility in Auburn Hills, Michigan. The project is expected to be completed in November 2023 and represents an investment of $20 million. The expansion…
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Thira Robotics launches new generation of autonomous mobile robots
Thira Robotics, a South Korean autonomous mobile robots (AMR) developer and a subsidiary of smart factory solutions leader THiRA UTech, has officially launched in the US market, providing AMR to navigate facility conditions previously not fit for automation. Thira Robotics offers solutions to healthcare, manufacturing, and supply chain industries to overcome physical barriers to technology…