The Intelligent Manufacturing Award 2021
Under the motto "Bring Value to Data", Microsoft and Roland Berger called on companies to take part in the Intelligent Manufacturing Award 2021. The winners have now been announced.
read more...read more...BMW orders 3,500 robots from Fanuc
Future BMW models will be manufactured using Fanuc robots. The companies signed a framework agreement for 3,500 robots for new production lines. The first robots were already installed in 2019.
read more...Electromobility / green electricity
Intelligent charging saves fossil fuels
Charging electric cars can overload the electricity grid and lead to fossil fuel power plants having to step in. This is unnecessary and leads to high costs for grid operators. BMW and Tennet want to change this.
read more...How BMW documents its screwdriving processes
Despite all the automation, the extremely high production variance means that manual assembly steps are still indispensable in the automotive industry. In order to reliably avoid errors here too, BMW uses active process monitoring in its axle production.
read more...BMW and Jaguar Land Rover cooperate
BMW and Jaguar Land Rover are joining forces to develop next-generation electric powertrains. This step is intended to drive the further development of electrification technologies that are necessary for the transition to sustainable mobility of the future.
read more...4th user forum 'Passives for professionals'
Practical know-how for the use of capacitors & co.
Developers will receive tips and tricks for the problem-free use of passive components at the 4th user forum 'Passives for professionals'. A new addition to the program is a presentation by BMW!
read more...The automotive industry at CES 2019
The first trade fair highlight of the still young 2019 started in the second week of January: The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) opened its doors from January 8 to 11 and once again showed why more and more car manufacturers and suppliers are discovering this trade fair for themselves.
read more...Germany's most popular employers
Glassdoor - the American equivalent of Kununu - has identified the best employers in Germany for 2019, based on anonymous feedback from employees over the past twelve months.
read more...Charging process soon as fast as refueling
Charging electric vehicles could soon be almost as fast as refueling with fuel today - thanks to an increased charging capacity of up to 450 kW. This is an interim result of the 'FastCharge' project.
read more...Electric range and charging network
BMW i3 without range extender in Europe in future
At the end of September, BMW announced that it would achieve an electric range of up to 260 km with new 120 Ah high-voltage batteries. According to media reports, the range extender is now to be dropped for the i3 model in Europe.
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