Between the abrupt reboot brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic and the rapid transition to electric vehicles, auto manufacturing is showing a willingness to adopt digital technologies and invest in cutting-edge equipment at a level unimaginable five years ago, industry experts say.
“The companies that had those digital capabilities and automation were able to keep [production] going,” and others are now looking to catch up, Laughlin said. About 80 to 90 per cent of Tier 1 suppliers in Canada employ digitization in at least some form today, Cutulenco said, though fewer have advanced to machine learning and artificial-intelligence software tools such as those offered by Acerta.But as evolving EV design generates demand for new types of components, auto suppliers are doubling down on more than just their digitization and AI strategies.
While giga casting technology has already proved its mettle in automotive, NGen is working with Canadian manufacturers on the next set of breakthroughs. On May 15, the organization launched its latest call for project proposals for manufacturers pursuing EV or fuel-cell development projects. The issue is mainly one of scalability, said Todd Deaville, Magna’s vice-president of factory of the future, a unit dedicated to the process.
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