Stellantis is a global automotive manufacturer resulting from the merger between the PSA Group and FCA in 2021, which today markets fourteen automotive brands worldwide. The Stellantis metrology laboratory is accredited to A109000, the reference standard for Stellantis laboratories (based on ISO 17025).

UK-based precision engineering specialist Rodwell Powell has made a significant £250,000 investment in its inspection capabilities, centred on the acquisition of two high-performance coordinate measuring machines (CMMs) from LK Metrology.

Renishaw has collaborated with Irish Manufacturing Research (IMR) to support groundbreaking research into additive manufacturing (AM) for novel aerospace materials. This collaboration is part of a Disruptive Technology Innovation Fund (DTIF) project led by mBryonics, a leading manufacturer of freeform optics for the space industry.

Recent advancements at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory show that 3D-printed metal molds offer a faster, more cost-effective and flexible approach to producing large composite components for mass-produced vehicles than traditional tooling methods.

Digital Moulds has been collaborating with the BMW Group to digitize injection moulding tools, ushering in a new era of transparency, efficiency, and data-driven decision-making in toolmaking.

GKN Aerospace – Centre of Excellence in Trollhättan, Sweden has integrated Interspectral’s AM Explorer software into its additive manufacturing (AM) workflow, strengthening its commitment to advanced digital manufacturing and sustainability. The adoption of AM Explorer enhances quality assurance, process monitoring, and operational efficiency, ensuring high-reliability production of aerospace components. 

To streamline internal inspection processes and boost repeatability, Bowers Group has integrated the Baty Venture FV 2020, a fully automated, non-contact vision measurement system. This strategic move addresses the growing need for speed and consistency in metrology without compromising precision.

The cooling hole solution, now used by MTU in series production, is the result of an intensive development partnership that began in 2018. Even back then, MTU turned to Bruker Alicona – initially with a collaborative robot (cobot) for optical inspections.

General Inspection has installed a Gi-100DT inspection system ay Marion Manufacturing, Chesire, Conneticut. Marion Manufacturing delivers cost-effective, high-quality metal stampings.

Can artificial intelligence (AI) make quality control in vehicle production more efficient, faster and more reliable? A software solution developed at BMW Group Plant Regensburg as part of the ‘GenAI4Q’ pilot project is making this a reality.

Mercedes-Benz is accelerating the transformation of its production network by reinforcing Berlin-Marienfelde’s status as the centre of innovation for MO360 digital production technologies, which are now enhanced with Artificial Intelligence (AI), humanoid robots and pioneering innovations such as the production of high-performance electric axial-flux motors.