Automotive Manufacturing Software, Production, Testing, PLM

Glaston Group has closed a deal for a B’CHAMP pre-processing line, a Glaston Matrix serial bending furnace and high-performance laminating equipment with US based company Lippert Components Inc., a leading supplier of components to the recreational vehicle industry. The order is booked in Glaston’s Q2/2020 order book. The lines will be delivered during the last quarter of 2020 and first quarter of 2021.

Alfa Romeo Racing ORLEN will have a high-tech boost ahead of the start of the 2020 season as a global ICT leader, Acer joins as official partner.

Frost & Sullivan’s recent analysis, COVID-19 Growth Impact Assessment for the Automotive Industry, 2020, presents the impact of the pandemic on the automotive sector under three scenarios – gradual containment, severe pandemic, and global emergency – resulting in outcomes ranging from steady recovery to recession.

Majenta Solutions, the enabler of intelligent supply chains that help global car makers, the construction industry, aerospace and manufacturing achieve seamless integration with their suppliers, has confirmed the offer of its services to unify the efforts of manufacturers across the UK who are contributing to various initiatives to produce personal protection equipment and ventilators.

A sale for Porsche Retail at BCA Blackbushe earlier this month set new records for the vendor, with an entry of 80 vehicles generating sale proceeds of £1.9 million and a conversion rate of 90%.

From automation and seamless connectivity to personalisation, digital technologies are putting the automotive industry in a state of disruptive transition. 

The system from NORD DRIVESYSTEMS regularly or permanently records drive and status data in order to optimise the operational safety and efficiency of machines and plants. Based on this information, concepts for predictive maintenance can also be developed.

When your warehousing and production don’t sit in the same hall and there is a 10-minute drive between the two of them, it’s fair to say that you are going to encounter more than your fair share of disconnect between the two locations.

The Simoldes Group produce car door panels for several major international automotive brands. In order to efficiently respond to the demanding requirements of the sector for increased personalisation, they selected ZetesMedea using pick to light (PTL) technology to optimise their just-in-time (JIT) assembly line operations.

A leading US online auto parts supplier and distributor is optimising inventory, space and resources within its fulfilment centre, via a best-of-breed warehouse management system (WMS).