Nevs Tianjin project kicks off production

On December 5, 2017, as the Nevs 9-3 electric rolls off the production line, Nevs Tianjin project kicks off production, marking a new stage moving from development into industrialisation.

The installed annual product capacity is 50’000 electric vehicles in Phase I of the Project, and 220’000 is the plan for phase II, the company states in a press release. Nevs are working with 3 generations of electric vehicles with innovation and development centers in both China and Sweden. The second and third generation will be developed in close co-operation with DiDi. As the automobile industry is quickly changing, not only from conventional cars to electric, but also into vehicles without a driver and serving new business models where our customers want to use the car but not own it. Nevs Chairman Kai Johan Jiang has been the architect behind the new partnership with DiDi and Global Energy Interconnection (an organisation dedicated to promoting the sustainable development of energy worldwide). DiDi predicts there will be 1 million electric cars running on its platform by 2020. As a major partner, Nevs will provide DiDi with cost-effective EVs. Meanwhile, Nevs and DiDi will carry out in-depth technological cooperation on Autonomous Driving. Furthermore, DiDi, GEICO (Global Energy Interconnectivity Corporation) and Nevs have initiated a Joint Venture called GNevs (Global New Energy Vehicle Service Company) which will provide services and infrastructure to the increasing Mobility on Demand Electric Vehicles.

Simulation and validation specialist dSPACE has opened a Silicon Valley office in San Jose, California as part of its strategic realignment.

Quebec-based Cogiscan Inc. has announced a partnership with China’s BasiCAE Technology, a provider of traditional shop control systems and software customization services.

The World Robotics report presented by the International Federation of Robotics (IFR) shows a new record stock of about 300,000 operational industrial robots in the Republic of Korea in 2018 (+10%).

Keytronic Corporation says it has started shipping product from its new Da Nang, Vietnam manufacturing facility.

Sponsored content by Würth Elektronik eiSos

In order to measure the oxygen content reliably, LEDs with high performance, constant quality and low scattering are needed as light sources. Würth Elektronik offers suitable components.

It looks like we’re ending 2019 with a bang. One of the worlds biggest EMS providers wants to acquire one of Europe’s largest electronics manufacturers.

Devon-based PCB manufacturer, EuroTech Group, is acquiring PCB manufacturer Lyncolec, based in Poole, Dorset.

Kyocera and TactoTek has singed a marketing agreement which aims to bring IMSE solutions to several new market segments, including industrial and automotive components, electronic devices, and more.

IPC issued a statement this week expressing support of the recently bi-partisan approval of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), and a strong desire for legislative approval by Canada, Mexico, and the U.S.

Nordson's Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Gregory A. Thaxton, plans to retire in 2020 after thirty successful years with the company, with the last 12 years as CFO.

KUKA is restructuring a subdivision in the Robotics segment that is responsible for automated manufacturing solutions such as cells and special machines.