The US automotive industry has installed a new record of approximately 17,500 industrial robots in 2016. In the last seven years, the operational stock increased by about 52,000 units (2010-2016). These are preliminary results published by the Statistical Department of the International Federation of Robotics (IFR). During the same period, the number of jobs in [...]

SEAT has opened a new Health Care and Rehabilitation Centre (CARS), located in its Martorell factory and wholly dedicated to workers’ health and well-being. The company has invested €3.3m in its pioneering facilities in healthcare, preventive and rehabilitation medicine, where a team of 25 professionals will offer personalised services to the company’s 14,500 workers. CARS [...]

AkzoNobel meets shareholders today just 24 hours after PPG raised its proposed bid to €26.9 (£23bn), which the American company has described as its ‘final’ offer. It is the third bid PPG has made for the Dutch company, which has to date rejected all advances. Some shareholders have been dismayed by AkzoNobel’s refusal to meet [...]

Visitors to Autopromotec 2017 will be able to go on a virtual tour through the bodyshop of the future, seeing what technologies will be available and how the role of professionals will change. Autopromotec takes place in Bologna, Italy from 24-28 May. The OFFICINA 4.0: Proof of Concept project is an exclusive preview and responds [...]