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Hitachi Astemo | September 27, 2022

As a global leader in electrification, Hitachi Astemo, Ltd. (President & CEO: Brice Koch; henceforth, Hitachi Astemo) has received electric axle (e-Axle) orders for mid-size and large-size battery-electric vehicles from Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Representative Director, President and CEO: Toshihiro Mibe; henceforth Honda), slated for a global rollout in 2026. Hitachi Astemo as a systems integrator will deliver a high-performance, integrated drive unit for Honda, with the e-Axle s...

IndustryWeek | March 27, 2020

Many of us might be wringing our hands over the impact of this pandemic on our expansive lean or, whatever you chose to call it transformation. Perhaps you’re approaching it with the wrong goal in mind. I’ve believed for quite a while now that the real end game, regardless of all the wonderful performance improvements promised by hungry consultants and/or insisted on by well-meaning boards, was the creation of an adaptable organization capable of succeeding in rapidly changing ...

Geek+ | June 18, 2020

Chinese logistics robotics provider Geek+ announces today it closed its Series C funding round at over USD $200 million in early 2020. Following the completion of a US$150 million series C1 funding round led by GGV Capital, D1 Capital Partners along with Warburg Pincus in June 2019, Geek+ finalized a series C2 round led by V Fund with the participation of Redview Capital and Vertex Ventures earlier this year.Founded in 2015, Geek+ operates as a logistics robots firm that integrates artific...

3D Printing

Velo3D | June 17, 2022

The First Systems of the New 1-Meter Sapphire XC Will Be Delivered to Several Aerospace Companies in Late Q3. Sapphire printers are fully compatible and deliver repeatable, consistent outcomes across any machine, as the printers include four distinct system variations. In addition, customers can scale up as production limits are reached by adding another printer to their fleet. Velo3D, a leading metal additive manufacturing technology company for mission-critical pa...