Automotive & Mobility

6+ hour, 25+ min ago   (188+ words) Natural language questions could help operators troubleshoot injection moulding processes and adjust machine settings. At Fakuma 2026, Engel will demonstrate how its virtual assistant EVA uses machine context to recommend actions and passes changes to the control system once the operator…...

9+ hour, 29+ min ago   (477+ words) Copper prices have surged to record levels, raising concerns about higher costs for electric vehicles, air conditioners, refrigerators, electrical equipment and even home construction. The red metal recently touched an all-time high of around $14,858 a tonne before easing to about…...

9+ hour, 51+ min ago   (438+ words) Many manufacturers preparing for the transition to QR codes powered by GS1 face the same challenge: how do you adopt a new way of connecting products to digital information without disrupting existing processes? Rather than simply advising customers on the move…...

9+ hour, 25+ min ago   (344+ words) Canadian lithium developer E3 Lithium has signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding to supply up to 5,000 tonnes a year of battery-grade lithium carbonate to Indian cathode material producer Epsilon CAM. The proposed five-year agreement would cover as much as 25,000 tonnes from…...

3+ hour, 35+ min ago   (223+ words) FRANKFORT, Ky. — Toyotetsu Mid America, a major automotive parts supplier and manufacturing partner for Toyota, plans to expand its Owensboro operation. Gov. Andy Beshear, D-Ky., announced the $41 million expansion will retain almost 640 full-time jobs. Gov. Beshear said, “We continually see…...

4+ hour, 57+ min ago   (505+ words) Puyallup, WA / Storyteller / Sep 14, 2026 / Nearly 79% of Bonney Lake homes are owner-occupied, giving much of the community direct control over property-level backup power decisions. Those decisions can extend beyond buying a generator to determining which circuits receive backup and whether the…...

4+ hour, 43+ min ago   (454+ words) Albanian tissue converting company Geris, has chosen Giotto Technologies to boost the production performance of its converting line through the introduction of a new core maker and a state-of-the-art log saw machine. The supply includes a core maker machine designed…...

6+ hour, 44+ min ago   (184+ words) William Ellis, an awardee of the 2025 Louis Dellamonica Award for Outstanding Army Materiel Command Personnel of the Year, holds a PulseTech battery maintenance machine. Ellis assisted with the development and implementation of PulseTech, which cut costs and increased efficiency. Sites…...

11+ hour, 5+ min ago   (427+ words) OWENSBORO, Ky. — Toyotetsu Mid America plans to invest $41 million to expand and modernize its Owensboro manufacturing operation, a project expected to retain nearly 640 full-time jobs. The automotive parts supplier will upgrade equipment, increase automation and make operational changes designed to…...

23+ hour, 29+ min ago   (938+ words) Understanding Their Role in Domestic and Global Supply Chains The review sets out what each company makes, which fabrication processes it operates and which buyer profiles its disclosed capability suits. No revenue, output or market-share ranking is applied, and no…...