ABB Opens Refitted U.S. Robotics Manufacturing and Training Facility in Michigan

March 20, 2024

March 20, 2024

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Key ABB management, employees and customers; government officials; and media convened in Auburn Hills, MI, as the company cut the ribbon on its $20 million refitted U.S. robotics headquarters and manufacturing operation, which includes a 30% increase in facility space.

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WATCH: Revolutionizing Automotive Manufacturing with 5G and AI

This 3+-min. well-produced animated video hits on several applications for artificial intelligence within automotive manufacturing, including computational fluid dynamics design, use of autonomous mobile robots for managing material flow, visual inspection and more.

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WATCH: 30-min. Tour of Volvo’s New River Valley Truck-Manufacturing Plant

Volvo is marketing its new VNR series as “versatile regional-haul tractors designed and developed for the modern professional truck driver and the rapidly evolving demands of goods delivery.” Here’s a detailed video tour of the 1.6-million-sq.-ft. facility in Dublin, VA, providing up-close looks at frame and chassis assembly lines, the cab welding and paint shops, final assembly, crash testing, and more. Conveniently, the YouTube page provides time stamps by featured technology.

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MetalForming Live on the Shop Floor 2024—Virtual Event: Automation Case Studies

Back for a second year, MetalForming magazine’s popular MetalForming LIVE on the Shop Floor includes interviews with metal forming executives discussing their companies’ use of forward-thinking technology as well as videos from their shops featuring such technology in action. First up, Clover Tool Mfg. Ltd., a Tier-Two automotive stamper with locations in Concord and Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. The metal former currently is adding a 1200-ton, 240-in.-bed mechanical press from Eagle Press to its pressroom.

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