Digital Supply Chain – Page 4
-
ArticleIkonics to sell digital texturing technology to Japanese carmakers
Ikonics says digital texturing can produce higher quality surfaces at lower cost (Photo: Ikonics)Ikonics , a Duluth-based imaging technology company, said it will start selling its digital texturing technology (DTX) to the Japanese auto industry through a distribution agreement it has signed with Kurabo Industries Ltd.Kurabo is a diversified Japanese ...
-
ArticleBosch to build pilot line for next-generation lithium-ion batteries
A Bosch-Samsung JV, SB LiMotive, builds lithium-ion cells such as this one (Photo: Bosch)Robert Bosch plans to build a pilot production line in Eisenach, Germany, to research materials and production processes for future generations of lithium-ion batteries.The automotive supplier said in a press release that it hopes to start producing ...
-
Articlepuls: suppliers bet less on electric vehicle technology
Germany's SGL specializes in carbon-fiber technology for the auto industry (Photo: SGL)German automotive suppliers are using the growing demand for renewable energy solutions as a means to reduce their dependence on the car industry.That is one of the conclusions from research conducted by Germany's puls market researchers.According to the ...
-
ArticlePTC's MKS Integrity gets key approval from Germany's TUEV
PTC acquired MKS, the maker of MKS Integrity, in May (Photo: MKS)TUEV SUED has given its stamp of approval to PTC's MKS Integrity software.The certification by the German technical standards company means PTC's lifecycle management solution will make it easier for car manufacturers to comply with a key automotive industry ...
-
ArticleBosch opens new photovoltaics competence center
Bosch will coordinate global solar energy activities from Arnstadt (Photo: Bosch)Robert Bosch has opened a new 530 million euro photovoltaics center in Arnstadt, eastern Germany.The automotive supplier will coordinate its global photovoltaics activities from the 382,000 square meter facility. Bosch's solar energy division headquarters brings together research and development departments, ...
-
ArticleBosch issues supplier awards
Bosch CEO Franz Fehrenbach presented supplier awards to 60 companies this year (Photo: Bosch)Robert Bosch resumed its "Bosch Supplier Awards," which recognize suppliers that have performed particularly well in terms of quality, pricing, reliability, technology and continuous improvement.The German automotive supplier presents the awards every other year, but skipped 2009 ...
-
ArticleAt Mercedes, windtunnels offer weather at the touch of a button
Two new Mercedes windtunnels allow earlier testing of prototypes in extreme climatic conditions (Photo: Mercedes)Mercedes-Benz has inaugurated two new climatic wind tunnels that will enable the German premium carmaker to test new vehicles' performance in extreme weather conditions early in the development process.The wind tunnels, located at Mercedes' Sindelfingen, Germany, ...
-
ArticleAVL incorporates NTC's software team
The control of this gearbox was developed by NTC’s software engineers, who are now part of AVL Powertrain UK (Photo: AVL).Engineering group AVL has completed its acquisition of NTC Powertrain and has integrated that company's software team into its UK powertrain operations."NTC’s software team are a great fit with our ...
-
ArticleDassault says Renault, JLR opt for Version 6 platform
Dassault’s Version 6 opens car development to consumers (Photo: Dassault Systemes)Dassault Systemes said carmakers Renault and Jaguar Land Rover have decided in favor ofthe French PLM software group's Version 6 platform.Dassault said the carmakers evaluated other systems but decided to adopt its platform to address increasing vehicle complexity, the need ...
-
ArticleFord steps up quality drive, using laser robots for inspection
Laser robots inspect the quality of a new Ford Focus built at the company’s Michigan Assembly plant (Photo: Ford)Ford hopes to boost quality through a major investment in robots that can check for problems using laser technology.The U.S. based carmaker said it is investing $100 million globally to install laser ...
-
ArticleT-Systems provides Cloud services to Magna
T-Systems will provide a range of Cloud-based IT services to Magna, as part of the Canadian supplier group's effort to modernize and upgrade its global information and communication technology.T-Systems, a subsidiary of Germany's Deutsche Telekom, said it is providing Magna with a Cloud infrastructure that allows the supplier to connect ...
-
ArticleVisteon to do more testing locally in Brazil
With the expansion, Visteon can handle more tests locally in Brazil than it could before (Photo: Visteon)Visteon Corporation is expanding automotive component testing capabilities at its engineering test center in Brazil.The US-based automotive supplier said it will start performing thermal cycle tests on internal and external components for vehicles at ...
-
ArticleLear opens electronics plant in Morocco
Lear Corporation has opened a new electronics plant in Rabat, Morocco. The facility will mostly deliver systems and components to the European market.Lear, a U.S. based automotive supplier, said the new plant wil build battery chargers, gateway modules and other electronics components for European carmakers that include BMW, Renault and ...
-
ArticleGermany opposes incentives for electric vehicles
An EV is being charged on a public street in the city of LondonGermany won't be providing government incentives for electric vehicles, the country's transport minister, Peter Ramsauer, said Monday."I am decidedly against expensive purchasing incentives," he said in a press release. "Especially in times of tight money a country ...
-
ArticleMerkel wants German leadership in electro-mobility
Chancellor Angela Merkel said she would like to see 6 million electric vehicles in Germany by 2030Chancellor Angela Merkel called on German industry and politics to grab the global lead in in electric mobility.In a video podcast over the weekend, Merkel said: "We want Germany to be the leader in ...
-
ArticleBosch opens software engineering center in Vietnam
Bosch’s new Vietnam software engineering center will serve car companies in Korea, China and Japan (photo: Bosch)Robert Bosch has opened a software engineering center in Vietnam that will serve customers throughout southeast Asia.The German automotive supplier said the newly established Robert Bosch Engineering and Business Solutions Vietnam Company Limited (RBVH) ...
-
ArticleDaimler: 10-year agreement with Siemens PLM
Daimler has agreed with Siemens on a 10-year agreement for the use of the technology group's NX CAD software.The German premium car group decided last year to replace its Dassault CATIA software with Siemens' NX CAD system. The move came as a surprise to France-based Dassault.Daimler wants to implement Siemens ...
-
ArticleDenso, Mobis, Accenture join GENIVI alliance
Japanese automotive supplier Denso, Korean components maker Mobis and management consultancy Accenture have joined the GENIVI alliance, the association said in a press release.GENIVI is an association of automotive and electronics companies that drives the development and adoption of an open in-vehicle infotainment reference platform. The group hopes that further ...
-
ArticleDaimler's A-Class concept features advanced telematics
SHANGHAI - Daimler's A-Class concept car, which was unveiled in Shanghai Monday, has a range of infotainment features that the carmaker hopes will demonstrate its strengths in in-car information technology.Mercedes, which suffered major electronics problems in some of its cars early in the last decade, has been conservative in ...
-
ArticleGerman companies join forces to improve electronic components
The number of microprocessors in cars is growing exponentially (Photo: Infineon)Six German auto-industry players have joined forces to improve the robustness of electronics components.The technology cooperation, which is called RESCAR 2.0, groups automakers Audi and BMW, automotive supplier Robert Bosch and semiconductor maker Infineon and researchers from two Fraunhofer Institutes ...
