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

Robotics Business Review

The automotive industry is still the No. automakers still lead Sales in the automotive segment rose by 1%, with a record 14,678 robots installed in 2023, said the IFR. Automotive manufacturers currently invest in robotics mainly to drive the electric vehicle transition and respond to labor shortages,” Bill said.

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Production down in September as UK Auto seeks stability to sustain record £7.9bn EV exports

SMMT

since 2017, with value rising six-fold to £7.9bn. 63,125 models rolled off factory lines, with output again restricted by severe supply chain issues affecting manufacturers, driving volumes down by -47.7% billion, since 2017. 2 SMMT calculations based on ONS, HMRC and SMMT data and covering the period 2017-2021.

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Turbocharge UK competitiveness to win Race to Zero prize, auto industry urges

SMMT

Industry urges government to get behind £67 billion automotive sector and pitch positively to the world to win green growth, jobs and prosperity. Sector sets out Green Automotive Transformation Strategy in response to global competition for EV production.

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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. Since 2017 the value of our BEV, PHEV and HEV exports has risen seven-fold, from £1.3 The UK has eminent strengths in advanced manufacturing including automotive and we must build on those foundations.

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Würth Additive Group’s DIS Platform Goes Live at AMUG 2024

Fastener News Desk

For the first time, attendees at AMUG—a conference that brings together users of additive manufacturing from around the globe—could appreciate the simplicity with which the additive industry can now integrate its own 3D printing machines, applications, business models, and more, into a true digital supply chain platform.

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Outrider obtains 11th U.S. patent for yard automation

Robotics Business Review

In 2017, we recognized that autonomously moving 50,000-lb. Since then, Outrider said it has completed tens of thousands of autonomous trailer moves for customers in the package shipping, consumer packaged goods, automotive manufacturing, retail and e-commerce, and intermodal industries. -based company.

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UK car production down but electric vehicle output surges to new record

SMMT

1 The main reasons for the depressed output were the crippling global shortage of semiconductors, which limited the ability to build cars in line with demand; significant structural changes, reflecting a loss of production at two volume manufacturing sites; and the impact of supply chain pauses in China due to Covid lockdowns.