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Automotive Additive Manufacturing Applications

Additive Manufacturing

From initial use as a prototyping tool to additive manufacturing’s role as an enabler for electrification, mobility, and more, the automotive industry is accelerating additive manufacturing. John Rupp: Where are you seeing AM being used in automotive sector? Now, we’re seeing an expansion on the functional prototyping.

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Cloud-based Technologies Can Drive the Future of Europe’s Automotive Industry

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In July 2021, the German Association of the Automotive Industry, known as Verband der Automobilindustrie (VDA), cut its forecast for production growth from 13 percent to 3 percent, citing supply-chain disruptions, including a shortage of semiconductors. billion pounds ($3.30 Euros) to costs. billion pounds ($3.30

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TactoTek® Adds TracXon Solutions to Enhance the Supply of IMSE® Technology and Expand the Supply Chain to Enable Sustainable 3D Smart Surfaces

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As a TactoTek licensee, TracXon Solutions will design and build IMSE functional films, integrating TactoTek’s design rules to enable the supply of functional films for the development of next-generation automotive platforms with smart surfaces. Find out more about TracXon on [link]. Today Magazine.

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DN Solutions Responds to Labor Shortages, Reshoring, the Automotive Industry and More

Modern Machine Shop

The world has been through a global pandemic and is still dealing with the aftereffects in the form of supply chain disruptions and economic fluctuations. Photo Credit: DN Solutions Modern Machine Shop In 2022, DTR Automotive purchased Doosan and then created DN Solutions and DN Automotive.

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Mitsubishi Electric’s Support for the Automotive Industry Highlighted at the North East Automotive Expo

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Mitsubishi Electric is showcasing how its automation technologies can drive the entire electric vehicle value chain forward at the North East Automotive Expo 2022, taking place on 29th September 2022. The post Mitsubishi Electric’s Support for the Automotive Industry Highlighted at the North East Automotive Expo appeared first on i4.0

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Automotive lidar’s role growing because of increased use of autonomous vehicles

Control Engineering

IDTechEx is predicting the automotive lidar market to grow to $8.4 Why lidar is important for automotive applications Various sensors are essential to enable ADAS and AV systems, including cameras, radars, ultrasonic systems, etc. The installation location and cleaning strategies are also discussed for actual adoption.

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Mitchell 1 Applauded by Frost & Sullivan for Enabling Fleet Maintenance for All Types of Trucks with Its Automotive Diagnostic and Repair Software

Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

The company is North America’s top diagnostic and repair software supplier for automotive service shops, including large truck fleets and repair shops. Mitchell 1’s TruckSeries developers and product managers are also automotive and truck enthusiasts, and work directly with customers to continually improve the product.