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Panasonic opens new customer experience centre in Munich
Panasonic is expanding its activities in Europe and at its Munich Ottobrunn site. Within the Panasonic Campus in Munich the new Customer Experience Center (CXC) is now about to open the doors.
BMW steps up sustainable sourcing of lithium
The German automotive giant will be accelerating its expansion of e-mobility in the coming years. This will also increase the need for lithium in order to secure a steady flow of battery cells. Therefore, the company will source lithium from a second supplier, US-based Livent.
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Semiconductor shortage to impact Volvo Group's production
The manufacturer of trucks and buses says that global shortage of semiconductors will have a substantial impact on its production during the second quarter.
Test specialists breaks ground on new expansion in Munich
EDAG Group, an engineering service provider to the mobility industry, is bundling its test competences in a new building at the "Waldmeisterstraße" site in Munich, Germany. in direct vicinity of the BMW Group's Research and Innovation Centre.
Daimler and Volvo Group complete creation of fuel-cell JV
Daimler Truck AG and the Volvo Group today completed the transaction to form their previously announced fuel-cell joint venture; cellcentric.
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Leoni sells WCS unit Leoni Schweiz AG
The German supplier of wires, cables and wiring systems has agreed to the sale of Leoni Schweiz AG, Switzerland to a consortium of buyers. Leoni Schweiz AG is the holding company of Leoni Studer AG, a specialist in high-quality cables and wires for complex applications in the industrial and infrastructure sectors.
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UDC and PPG to set up manufacturing in Ireland
Universal Display Corporation and PPG will jointly establish a new manufacturing site in Shannon, Ireland, for the production of UDC’s UniversalPHOLED materials.
Magna’s new Michigan plant to support the EV market
Magna has broken ground on a new manufacturing facility in St. Clair, Michigan, that will build complex battery enclosures for the all-new 2022 GMC Hummer EV.
Fire at Rogers' plant in Ansan, South Korea
Materials specialist, Rogers Corporation, is reporting that there was a fire at its UTIS manufacturing facility in Ansan, S. Korea on Tuesday, February 9, 2021, at approximately 9 p.m. local time.
SK Nexilis to build copper foil plant in Malaysia
South Korean SK Nexilis, a produces copper foil for electric vehicle battery manufacturer SKC, is planning its first overseas production base to be in KKIP Industrial Complex, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia.
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CML Group and CIA Group Holdings, both global leaders in Printed Circuit Board (PCB) manufacturing, sourcing and supply solutions, announce the completion of a merger agreement effective April 30th, 2021.
Hydrovolt starts construction on battery recycling plant
Once completed, the plant will have a capacity to process more than 8'000 tonnes of modules from car batteries each year, and also have the possibility to expand on this. Hydro and Northvolt have invested NOK 120 million (EUR 11.5 million) in the plant through the JV Hydrovolt.
Element expands its capabilities in Sweden
Element Materials Technology (Element) is creating a new center of excellence in Linköping, Sweden, bringing three laboratories together into one site close to major clients in the aerospace, defense and industrials sectors.
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€2.9 billion to the European battery ecosystem
The European Commission has approved up to EUR 2.9 billion of public investments in an important project for batteries.
Murata installs anechoic chamber at its EMC lab in Shenzhen
Murata Electronics Trading (Shenzhen), a Murata Manufacturing subsidiary, has installed a new anechoic chamber in Shenzhen, China and has begun providing EMC evaluation support.
GE Healthcare invests to start R&D development in Hungary
The company is investing HUF 3.3 billion (EUR 9.24 million) to expand their healthcare development centres in Szeged and Budapest.
Infinite Electronics acquires of NavePoint
Electronic components supplier Infinite Electronics, Inc., has announced its acquisition of NavePoint, an online provider of high-quality networking equipment and services.
Rapid automobile market recovery leads to semiconductor bottleneck
Volkswagen Group says shortage of semiconductor products leads to production restrictions in China, North America and Europe. Group models based on the MQB platform are affected.
CalcuQuote grows global team with two new European team members
Quoting and supply chain software provider for the EMS industry, CalcuQuote, has strengthened its global presence with the addition of two new European team members.
Yaskawa's new European HQ is being built in Hattersheim
The supplier of robotics, drives, motion and control technology, is investing around EUR 23 million in an office building and parking garage at the new location. The inauguration is planned for the end of 2022.
Change of management at MASER Engineering
Hans Kemper and Kees Revenberg, Managing Directors of the Dutch engineering service company, are handing over the baton to Thijs Kempers and Rudy Sesink, who will take over the leadership of the company.
“Engineers develop solutions to fix problems”
Members of the element14 community work together to provide free masks and shields for first responders, create germ fighting electronics designs and provide open source instructions for building ventilators.
Another investment related to battery production in Hungary
Iljin Materials, a South Korean manufacturer of elecfoil, will establish its first European production unit in Hungary, where copper thin foil will be produced for batteries of electric cars.
ZEISS acquires majority stake in arivis AG
ZEISS is expanding its imaging technology capabilities with 3D and big image data software by acquiring a majority stake in the imaging business of arivis.
R&M opens production plant in China
At the new plant, the company will manufacture FO and copper solutions for China’s data centers. R&M is a full-range supplier for network equipment.
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