22/03/2017

Workshop 4.0: Robots and digital assistants

Dino Collazzo

Smart equipment, predictive diagnosis and self-learning software able to act independently. These are just some of the innovations to which mechatronic specialists, body shops and tire dealers will have to pay special attention to in order to capitalize on their full potential and avoid being “scrapped”.

22/03/2017

“Smart” materials: tomorrow’s cars will be impact-proof and equipped with plastic engines.

Dino Collazzo

Special alloys, compounds, shape-memory polymers and metamaterials. The automotive industry continues on its quest to create more efficient vehicles. Exhaust pipes capable of recovering energy from heat, self-repairing tires and chassis able to switch from rigid to flexible in case of accidents. These are some of the possible applications of new and groundbreaking materials still in the testing phase.

22/03/2017

Automotive experience beyond the five senses

Nicoletta Ferrini

Since their appearance in the advertising and marketing fields, augmented reality and virtual reality are becoming increasingly familiar also in the automotive industry, with new applications aimed at enhancing the designing phase as well as sales and service strategies.

22/03/2017

The Trade Show is drawing closer; here is how to participate

Editorial Staff

From obtaining a ticket and turning it into an e-business card, to travelling arrangements and accommodation as well as taking advantage of the services offered by the new App, and AutopromotecEDU events: here are some useful tips for visitors who are starting to get organized to attend the full five days of the great Bologna Trade Fair.

27/02/2017

Tires, the new “gauge” for motor vehicles

Paolo Ferrini

“Intelligent” tires thanks to cutting-edge sensors placed in the tread. Microchips able to detect the conditions of the road, the surrounding environment and to monitor pressure and temperature in order to adapt the behavior of the vehicle. These are just some of the changes that are already affecting the automotive sector and will soon become everyday reality.

27/02/2017

Car Market, European producers favor small-engine vehicles

Dino Collazzo

Small-size engines favor fuel economy and lower emissions thanks to their reduced power. As the economy begins to recover, the average engine size is increasingly reduced throughout Europe with a positive impact on the overall quality of the air. Here is a list of countries where emissions are lower and the air is cleaner

27/02/2017

Remanufacturing, automotive component’s second life, is a growing business. But beware of counterfeits

Dino Collazzo

Sustainability, low cost and reuse, are the pillars underpinning the development of the automotive remanufacturing sector. A market worth 7.4 billion Euro in Europe alone which, according to many analysts, is expected to grow further over the next few years. Nevertheless, a great threat to the whole sector is represented by a well known phenomena, counterfeits! Which translates into a 10 billion Euro loss each year for official EU suppliers of mechanical parts, accessories and electrical devices.

27/02/2017

Evolving automotive technology: what changes are in store for the Aftermarket?

Nicodemo Angì

Several manufacturers have already developed highly innovative and hybrid solutions designed to increase efficiency. Completing the picture, the 48V power supply revolution. A new technical horizon that specialists must learn to face within a few years.

27/02/2017

The International Aftermarket Meeting will offer a global briefing of the sector with a focus on Mobile Solutions

Editorial Staff

By the year 2020, an entire generation of “connected” people, the so called C Generation, will have grown up in an digital and connected world, and digital technology and its tools will be a second nature to this group. This megatrend is already affecting the automotive industry and the aftermarket. The International Aftermarket Meeting 2017 provides an opportunity to hear from experts what does that mean for the aftermarket.

27/02/2017

ACEA Conference: EGEA and “Independents” to protect free competition in the industry

Massimo Brunamonti

ACEA presented its proposal for the so-called "Extended Vehicle", which plans to channel all communications and data via servers owned by the manufacturer of the vehicle in order to guarantee upgradeability, accessibility, data security and privacy protection. According to EGEA as well as others, this could be a dangerous instrument to be used by vehicle manufacturers to gain an unfair advantage over the market.

24/01/2017

The 2017 edition of Autopromotec is a sell-out

Editorial Staff

The next edition of Autopromotec, the most specialised international exhibition of automotive equipment and aftermarket products to be held in Bologna from 24^th-28^th May 2017, is shaping up to be an even more dynamic and must-attend event than past editions. At roughly six months from the opening, exhibition space for most product sectors has already sold out. Organisers are also announcing a strong increase in the number of exhibitors (+19% increase over the same period in 2014), a factor that has led to the upgrading and optimisation of several exhibition areas.

24/01/2017

“Compensational technologies, interdisciplinary and ethical vision”. Dipak Pant’s view of sustainable development.

Dino Collazzo

According to Dipak Raj Pant, an experienced field anthropologist, economist, founder and current head of the Interdisciplinary Unit for Sustainable Economy, at the Carlo Cattaneo University, where he teaches 'Sustainable Economic Policy and Management', the technological developments currently taking place, such as connected cars and autonomous driving, must be carefully analyzed before they can be fully absorbed in order to reduce the risk of negative repercussions on the entire socio-economic system.

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