The ASG CCS small, lightweight electric screwdriver system designed particularly for low torque applications.

What's New in Automotive Manufacturing?

Low-torque fastening system, collaborative robot with built-in vision system; face mill for thin-walled aluminum parts; semi-automatic cable stripper.

German Startup to License VW’s EV Platform

German Startup to License VW’s EV Platform

Volkswagen AG has agreed to license its MEB (modular electric toolkit) electrified vehicle platform to e.GO Mobile AG.

The Visual MES module in Decisyon Digital Factory provides access to all of the information and functionality necessary to analyze, collaborate, and focus on operations in real time.

Manufacturing Execution in the Age of IoT

The latest wave of manufacturing execution systems takes advantage of the Internet of Things, leading to simpler and faster implementations and truly real-time data analysis, decision-making, and problem resolution.

NVIDIA introduced DRIVE AutoPilot, which it says is the first commercially available Level 2+ Automated Driving System. Continental and ZF are among the first customers to integrate it.

Tech: NVIDIA’s Level 2 system; 3D sees the light; A Fish-like Camera

NVIDIA’s Level 2 system has Conti, ZF on board. A 3D solution that sees the light and could be nearly as fast. A camera that sees like the fishes. Toyota aims to smarten China’s car industry.

Robotic Exoskeleton Amplifies Human Strength

Robotic Exoskeleton Amplifies Human Strength

The Sarcos Guardian XO Max full-body, all-electric exoskeleton features strength amplification of up to 20 to 1, making 200 pounds—the suit’s upper limit—feel like 10 pounds for the user.

The Sysmac AI controller’s hardware is based on the Sysmac NY5 IPC and the NX7 CPU and includes Omron’s AI Application Components, a library of AI predictive maintenance function blocks. Several additional AI-specific utilities are also included.

Machine Learning Comes to the Factory Floor

The Sysmac AI controller can identify abnormal machine behavior without being explicitly programmed to do so.

Piech Touts Fast-Charging Battery for New EV

Piech Touts Fast-Charging Battery for New EV

Piech Holding AG says the battery in its upcoming Mark Zero electric car can be recharged to 80% capacity in less than five minutes.

The GT500’s motor is a supercharged “brute force” version of Ford’s 5.2-liter Voodoo V8 that mates to Tremec’s 7-speed dual-clutch gearbox. Its internals reportedly will be shared with the mid-engined C8 Corvette.

Powertrain: Iron in Detroit

At the North American International Auto Show, high-performance engines had a starring role.

The Bio-Hybrid. Electric motor meets human power. Jeff Hemphill, CTO of Schaeffler North America, says the vehicle is a “last-mile solution.” Schaeffler has spun off a company that will produce these vehicles.

Schaeffler Addresses E-Mobility

The changing landscape requires not only new approaches to powertrains—but even new types of vehicles. Here’s how one supplier is addressing these changes.

The Toyota Research Institute’s P4, its latest test vehicle for its Guardian and Chauffer systems development.

Toyota Takes Multi-Pronged Approach to Autonomoy

Toyota Research Institute is working to help make vehicles safer by increasing their levels of autonomy. But, for the near-term future, the driver isn’t going to be relinquishing the task of driving.