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Škoda Auto uses seat covers made from recycled PET bottles

Škoda Auto uses seat covers made from recycled PET bottles

Škoda Auto has replaced its classic equipment lines with Design Selections for the interior of the all-electric Škoda Enyaq iV. The Czech car manufacturer combines wool with recycled polyester from disposable PET-bottles for the seat covers of the Design Selection Lodge.

Fanuc to supply Ford plant in Cologne with 500 robots

Fanuc to supply Ford plant in Cologne with 500 robots

Automation and robotics specialist Fanuc has received another major order in the field of e-mobility. Scheduled for delivery in 2022, the company will supply Ford’s Cologne plant with around 500 robots to assist in the construction of electric car bodies.

SABIC and Local Motors cooperate

SABIC and Local Motors cooperate

With the desire to improve the circularity of large format additive manufacturing (LFAM), SABIC and Local Motors, a next-generation vehicle manufacturer, completed a joint study on the feasibility of recycling scrap thermoplastic parts and shavings from the 3D printing process.