How Automakers Use Power Management to Cut Downtime and Utility Bills

Credit to Author: Tony Hunt| Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2019 12:00:07 +0000

Today’s automotive manufacturing plants are particularly susceptible to power quality (PQ) issues that cause unplanned downtime and higher electricity bills. Modern manufacturing facilities are also highly automated and use large… Read more »

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How Automakers Are Preventing Circuit Overloads and Diagnosing Problems to Maximize Uptime

Credit to Author: Tony Hunt| Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2019 12:00:57 +0000

Today’s automotive assembly plants need power – and lots of it. It takes a lot of electricity to keep a plant’s motors, pumps, compressors and ovens up and running. All… Read more »

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As the Automotive Industry Embraces e-Mobility Services and Connected Vehicles, IT Infrastructure Has to Adjust

Credit to Author: Reiner Manger| Date: Thu, 08 Aug 2019 14:18:52 +0000

According to McKinsey & Company, nearly 100 million lines of software code are needed to control and operate the subsystems that make up a modern automobile. By 2030 that software… Read more »

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New ways automakers are leveraging power monitoring to drive down manufacturing plant costs

Credit to Author: Tony Hunt| Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2019 14:00:06 +0000

In automotive manufacturing, electricity makes up the majority of total energy cost compared to natural gas, water and other purchased fuels. Electricity is crucial for important processes such as painting,… Read more »

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