
Green Fuel from the Gas Pump (www.industrial-production.de)
Bosch, Toyota, BMW, and Repsol Are Testing Renewable Gasoline in Real-World Conditions
Does the mobility transition have to wait for new cars? Bosch, Toyota, BMW, and Repsol are testing renewable gasoline in real-world conditions in Spain. The pilot project aims to demonstrate that more climate-friendly fuels also work with existing vehicles.

Electromobility and the supplier industry (www.industrial-production.de)
Bosch wins major order from Mercedes-Benz for electric motors
Bosch receives a major order from Mercedes-Benz to supply electric motors for new electric drives until the 2030s. The supplier is thus further expanding its position in the growth market of electromobility.

Large-scale and series production (www.industrial-production.de)
Bosch invests millions in metal 3D printing center
Bosch invests almost six million euros in metal 3D printing center. This makes the company the first tier 1 supplier in Europe to have a facility in this performance class. Series production of highly complex shapes from housings to engine blocks is planned.

Innovation platform (www.industrial-production.de)
Third phase for new concepts
The Arena2036 innovation platform, which is located on the Stuttgart-Vaihingen university campus, is now officially entering its third funding phase, which will run for five years.

Plasma coating (www.industrial-production.de)
Systems for coating technology
Bosch, which has been active in the field of plasma coating for decades, refines components with diamond-like carbon coatings (DLC) or metallic and metal-nitride coatings.

Semiconductor chips (www.industrial-production.de)
Bosch plans expansion of semiconductor production in Reutlingen
Bosch is planning to further expand its semiconductor production in Reutlingen with an additional investment of more than a quarter of a billion euros by 2025.

Interview with Sven Haman, Bosch Connected... (www.industrial-production.de)
Tackling digitalization
The prerequisites for a functioning smart factory are interoperability, transparency and openness. Bosch Connected Industry has developed the Nexeed Industrial Application System to meet this need.

Research project (www.industrial-production.de)
Ready for mass production
In a research project, 15 companies and universities want to tap into the benefits of additive manufacturing for industrial mass production. In addition to new processes and materials, standards are also to be developed.

Robert Bosch GmbH (www.industrial-production.de)
Personnel changes in the management
Christoph Kübel will leave the Board of Management of Robert Bosch GmbH on December 31 and retire. He will be succeeded by Filiz Albrecht.

Hardware and software for automotive (www.industrial-production.de)
Bosch turns Nikola Trucks into supercomputers on wheels
Nikola Motor Company presents the hydrogen-powered Nikola Two truck for the first time. Bosch has supplied numerous innovations for this development collaboration to power the fuel cell truck and equip it with modern features.

Big Data Analytics (www.industrial-production.de)
In search of the treasure trove of data
Drawing the right conclusions from a wealth of production data is like detective work. Although every process step generates vast amounts of data, its full potential often remains untapped. Nexeed Data Analytics from Bosch can help here.

Electromobility (www.industrial-production.de)
Bosch takes over electric motor manufacturer EM-motive
Bosch is now taking over electric motor manufacturer EM-motive in full. Bosch had already secured an option to acquire the shares when the joint venture was founded.

Manipulators, robotics and system solutions (www.industrial-production.de)
handling award for small parts handling using machine vision
An image processing system enables the fully automated alignment of partially coated valve seat balls for directional laser welding. The handling award jury awarded this solution from Robert Bosch first place in the Manipulators, Robotics and System Solutions category.

Tanja Rückert leaves SAP (www.industrial-production.de)
IoT expert joins the Bosch Group
IoT expert Dr. Tanja Rückert joins the Bosch Group on July 1, 2018 and takes over the management of the Bosch Building Technology division on August 1. In her new position, she succeeds Gert van Iperen.

Sigfox at the Bosch ConnectedWorld (www.industrial-production.de)
Sigfox connectivity becomes part of the Bosch portfolio
At booth A14 at Bosch Connected World 2018, Sigfox, service provider for IoT connectivity, will present products and proof-of-concepts for Sigfox-based IoT connectivity together with various Bosch divisions.

3D printer (www.industrial-production.de)
Bosch invests in 3D printers from Ultimaker
Printer specialist Ultimaker has announced that Robert Bosch GmbH will invest in Ultimaker 3 Extended printers worldwide.

New business unit (www.industrial-production.de)
Bosch founds "Connected Industry
Bosch establishes "Connected Industry" and thus expands its offering for Industry 4.0. The new business unit will pool expertise in software and services.
