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Konrad and three NI Alliance partners join to develop autonomous vehicle test solutions
The companies are leveraging their expertise in the field of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS), sensor fusion, Hardware in the Loop (HiL), V2X communication, GNSS simulation and data management to provide a one stop solution for fully autonomous vehicles. -
ARC Forum Wrap Up: Finding the Balance Between Connectivity and Security
By Cory Fogg, Automation.com The February 6-9 event provided an atmosphere buzzing over the potential that the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and connected technology are bringing to today’s industry. -
Scalable MES Can Increase Speed to Smart Manufacturing
By Greg Schmidt, Rockwell Automation Manufacturing execution systems (MES) can help companies better understand their operations and get more out of their workforce, equipment and materials. However, traditional MES is often an all-in, enterprise-wide investment. -
Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence delivers metrology solutions for Hendrick Motorsports
The Hendrick Motorsports engineering team utilizes Leica Absolute Trackers, Global Advantage CMMs, ROMER Absolute Arms and GridLOK volume-expansion systems for dimensional control of parts, processes and mechanics. -
Otto Motors to supply self-driving vehichles for Mississippi Toyota plant
The OTTO self-driving vehicle will be used to sequentially load and deliver tires lineside. The solution will integrate with additional appliances for automatic unstacking onto conveyors. Tires will then move to team members on the line for final assembly. -
Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence announces technology partnership with Wichita State University
Educators and students will have access to Hexagon software and precision metrology systems for the collection, analysis and active use of measurement data in industrial sectors such as aerospace, automotive, power generation and medical. -
Mentor Graphics introduces Mentor Safe ISO 26262 qualification programs
Mentor is an automotive systems supplier providing design tools and embedded software in the areas of connectivity, electrification, autonomous drive and vehicle architecture. -
Does Collaboration Trump Automation in the Automotive Industry?
By Jonathan Wilkins, EU Automation While autonomous vehicles are making most of the headlines, some argue collaboration is more vital to industry success than automation. This article looks at some of the most exciting automotive engineering clusters around the world. -
Study: Connected Cars and Internet of Things drives automakers' investments
A PwC study revealed that electronics systems today contribute to more than 90 percent of innovations and new features in modern vehicles. -
Comau and Engineering Ingegneria Informatica sign global cooperation agreement
The companies will join forces to pursue the development and marketing of solutions for predictive maintenance, that are based on modular hardware and software and designed to acquire and analyze field data. -
GMTA announces Scott Knoy as company Vice President
Knoy will continue to oversee the sales and marketing of the company, in addition to other administrative duties at the Ann Arbor headquarters. -
Kistler's maXYmos process monitoring system boosts P.J. Hare's quality control
P. J. Hare focuses its development work primarily on hydraulic presses for use in the automotive supply sector. Because customers require traceable quality control, Hare integrates this aspect directly into the production process for its special-purpose machinery with the help of systems from Kistler. -
Egemin announces AGV pilot project at Audi logistics facility
In a pilot project, Egemin Automation will be equipping part of Audi's logistics operations at Ingolstadt with AGVs. For the project Egemin will be integrating an automated E’gv HYBRID ((Egemin Guided Vehicle) solution based on two FM-X 12 reach trucks manufactured by STILL. -
IHS Report: Industrial trucks to face competition from AGVs
According to the IHS Markit Materials Handling Automation Opportunities Report, the compound-average annual growth rate (CAGR) of AGV revenues is forecast to be over nine percent from 2015 to 2020, much higher than for industrial trucks and lifts over the same time period. -
Scimetric Instruments opens new office to support U.K. operations
This innovation centre is dedicated to research and technology transfer for supply-chain companies in the aerospace, automotive and rail sectors. -
Okuma and Chip Ganassi Racing host students for Manufacturing Day
The event gave local high school students the opportunity to tour CGR’s facility and learn how CNC machining and modern manufacturing play an important role in racing as well as a number of industries. -
Kepware's KEPServerEX helps HIROTEC enable IIoT connectivity
HIROTEC selected Kepware’s KEPServerEX connectivity software and the ThingWorx IoT Platform to enable company-wide device-to-cloud connectivity through one overarching toolset. -
Paradox Engineering works with SPEL to enable smart parking in Czech Republic
Connected into a PE.AMI wireless mesh network, B4-L sensors allow to collect data about parking spaces and elaborate them through an exclusive parking management software, which SPEL implemented for this specific project. -
South Carolina Becoming Home for Automation, Innovation, and Vision Guided Vehicles
By Jim Rock, Seegrid South Carolina is one of leading locations for vision guided vehicles (VGV), driven in part to the increasing North American fork truck free (FTF) initiatives. -
Hexagon AB announces acquistion of Apodius
Based in Germany, Apodius was founded in 2012 and serves original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) as well as suppliers in the automotive, aerospace, electronics and appliances industries with the development, production and integration of measurement solutions for carbon fiber.
