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Winning with Lightweight Materials: QA for Composite Component Production in the Automotive Indust

  • May 24, 2017
  • Feature

By Marius Mützel, Kistler Group In the past, fiber-reinforced plastics (FRPs) were mainly used in the aerospace sector −but in response to the trend towards boosting efficiency and optimizing resources, their use in the automotive industry is now increasing as well. It is essential to use lightweight construction materials so as to achieve the increased efficiency levels required by law, and also to reduce CO2 emissions.

IFR Report: France outperforms Britain as robots transform car industry

  • May 24, 2017
  • News

The automotive sector is one of the main driving forces modernizing the French economy: with a robot density of 940 units per 10,000 workers, France currently ranks 2nd within the European Union - the UK ranks 10th with 606 units

Aventics announces acquisition of Vector Horizon Technology

  • May 12, 2017
  • News

This business and technology will primarily support further development of Aventics’ commercial vehicle sector. In addition, VHtek technologies and the increased R&D capacities provided by the owners and employees of VHtek, will further benefit Aventics core sectors such as Industrial Automation, Life Sciences, Energy, Food & Beverage, and Railway Technologies.

North American Commercial Vehicle Show announces open online registration

  • May 2, 2017
  • News

From Monday, September 25 (by exhibitor invitation only) to Thursday, September 28, truck and trailer brands and suppliers will be showcasing new equipment on the floor of the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia.

IFR Report: US automotive industry installs a new record of ~17,500 industrial robots in 2016

  • April 28, 2017
  • News

These are preliminary results published by the Statistical Department of the International Federation of Robotics (IFR). During the same period, the number of jobs in the US automotive sector rose by 260,600 - according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Victrex announces acquisition of Zyex

  • April 12, 2017
  • News

Beyond opportunities from developing new and existing applications, the investment will enable Victrex to explore the potential of additive manufacturing within the fibers area, building on the additive manufacturing consortium announced in 2016.

Seegrid announces members of strategic advisory board

  • April 5, 2017
  • News

The goal of the strategic advisory board is to explore and secure new growth opportunities for Seegrid’s vision guided industrial solutions.

Aventics announces acquisition of Vector Horizon Technology

  • April 5, 2017
  • News

Aventics makes a move to expand its business beyond pneumatics in order to offer the market both pneumatic and electronic systems and components in response to customer demands.

Konrad and three NI Alliance partners join to develop autonomous vehicle test solutions

  • March 28, 2017
  • News

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

  • March 10, 2017
  • Feature

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.