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Automotive manufacturing alive and well

Manufacturer's Monthly

When Ford moved manufacturing offshore, you might think that was the end of Premcar – but you would be wrong. To this day Premcar remains a go-to partner for global car manufacturers – the company currently assembles the premium Nissan Navara Warrior and Nissan Patrol Warrior at its site in Epping.

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U.S. manufacturers invested heavily in robotics in 2023, finds IFR

Robotics Business Review

manufacturers have increasingly adopted automation, says the IFR. manufacturers invested heavily in more automation, reported the International Federation of Robotics, or IFR, today. The automotive industry is still the No. manufacturing in 2023.” manufacturing industry. Demand strong among other U.S.

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Robot sales in North American manufacturing sees 12 percent growth

Automation Mag

Total installations in manufacturing rose by 12 percent and reached 41,624 units in the year. According to IFR, the number one adopter is the automotive industry. The United States, Canada, and Mexico are key markets in the global growth of robotics automation, and the automotive sector is leading the way.”

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New STEM precinct and automotive training facility opens

Manufacturer's Monthly

A new STEM precinct and automotive training facility worth a combined $24.8 The $4 million automotive training facility is the first of 26 projects to be delivered under the Local Schools, Local Jobs program, a $45 million commitment we made at the last election that we are delivering on,” Education minister Grace Grace said. .

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How the automotive industry can turn data into their advantage

AU Manufacturing

For the automotive industry , edge computing represents a solution to latency, bandwidth, and autonomy challenges, as well as regulatory and security requirements, that hold us back from reaching the full potential of data. When this information flows into a manufacturer’s network, it must make real-time decisions about the data.

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University of Waterloo’s new Multi-Scale Additive Manufacturing Lab facility now open

Automation Mag

The University of Waterloo’s Multi-Scale Additive Manufacturing (MSAM) Lab opened its doors to a new facility for next-generation metal 3D-printing research. Launched in 2017, Waterloo’s MSAM Lab has reportedly become the largest metal additive manufacturing (AM) academic facility in Canada.

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A tough year for UK automotive but record EV production gives cause for optimism

SMMT

2021 was challenging enough, but the latest UK automotive production figures out this week lay bare just how difficult was 2022. Car manufacturing fell by -9.8% Since 2017 the value of our BEV, PHEV and HEV exports has risen seven-fold, from £1.3 year-on-year. billion to more than £10 billion.