General Motors recalls 8.4m cars worldwide due to faulty ignition switch
US car maker General Motors is recalling 7.6 million vehicles in North America and 800,000 more overseas due to ignition switch defect.
According to the...
LG Innotek opens automotive electronic parts plant in Mexico
Korea’s leading electronic motor developer LG Innotek has announced that it has built its first overseas automotive electronic parts plant in San Juan del...
China targets No.1 spot in chip manufacturing by 2030
The Chinese Government has laid out a blueprint to up its local chip manufacturing industry and turn the country into a leading manufacturer of...
GE closing in on Alstom deal
The Board of French multinational company Alstom has unanimously backed General Electric’s offer to acquire its Power and Grid businesses for a reported fee...
The ISS to get a 3D printer designed by US start-up Made in Space
Made in Space — a tech start-up company based in California, USA — has developed a 3D printer in cooperation with NASA that will be sent...
Ford and Heinz pair up to develop sustainable materials for vehicles
Ford Motor Co. and renowned ketchup maker HJ Heinz Co. have teamed up to investigate the use of tomato fibres in developing sustainable, composite...
Thales launches Innovation Hub and partners with HKUST
Thales Group — a world leader in developing electronic systems for the aerospace, transportation, defence and security industries — last week announced the opening of an...
Ford and Samsung to collaborate on next-gen battery technology
Ford Motor Company and Samsung SDI, an affiliate of Samsung Group, have announced research on different levels of hybrid technology that could one day...
Perpetuwave Power UK Ltd awarded European grant
Wave energy developer Perpetuwave Power has announced that its recently established subsidiary, Perpetuwave Power UK Ltd, has been awarded a $113,000 grant from the...
General Motors announces further recalls
General Motors issued three safety and one non-compliance recalls of various models across its product range, adding further 105,688 vehicles to the more than 15.8...
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Reducing downtime through real-time shop floor insights with Minitab’s Prolink
Unplanned downtime remains one of the most costly – and often misunderstood – challenges on the manufacturing floor.
