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Coherent announces integration of laser welding head vision system for EV battery and motor manufacturing


Coherent has unveiled HIGHvision, a machine vision system for laser-welding heads that it says greatly improves the efficiency of manufacturing EV batteries and motors. HIGHvision is a turnkey system consisting of machine vision hardware and software that enables laser welding heads to align to software-defined features on the workpiece in milliseconds and with high accuracy. […] More…

Rivian (RIVN) tells reservation holders it is halting powered tonneau cover production to redesign it


In a recent letter to current reservation holders of the R1T, Rivian has said it will halt the production and installation of the powered tonneau cover on all future deliveries. Those reservation holders can now choose between a manual tonneau cover or no cover at all, while Rivian “upgrades” the powered version. Here are the details. More…

European battery manufacturers launch non-profit ‘Upcell’

The non-profit organisation “Upcell – European Battery Manufacturing Alliance” was recently founded in Paris. The members and partners have set themselves the task of building a European value chain for batteries and thus accelerating the transition to electromobility. To this end, the non-profit organisation, led by Claude Laperiere, will in future be involved in projects […] More…