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World's Largest Two-Wheeler Futurefactory and Boeing's Drone Refuelling Tanker

World's Largest Two-Wheeler Futurefactory and Boeing's Drone Refuelling Tanker

FromThis Week in Engineering


World's Largest Two-Wheeler Futurefactory and Boeing's Drone Refuelling Tanker

FromThis Week in Engineering

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Length:
5 minutes
Released:
Sep 27, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Electric vehicles are the highest topic in mobility today, with the primary focus on automakers like Tesla as well as legacy manufacturers. But for much of the world today, two wheeled mobility, specifically scooters and small motorcycles are the vehicles of choice, especially in urban areas. The segment is ripe for electrification, and Indian company Ola has announced a world first: a massive, 10,000 employee mass production facility employing entirely women. The facility is expected to produce 15% of all the world's electric scooters and is expected to start production next year.In a different form of transportation news, Boeing has announced a new production facility at MidAmerica St. Louis Airport in Illinois, where the Navy's new drone tanker, the MQ-25 Stingray will be assembled. The heavily automated factory is expected to employ 300 at peak production building an initial U.S. Navy order of 70 airframes. Both new factory announcements note advanced systems engineering, Industry 4.0 and automation as keys to production.Access all episodes of This Week in Engineering on engineering.com TV along with all of our other series.
Released:
Sep 27, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

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This Week in Engineering explores the latest innovations and tech trends in engineering from academia, government, and industry. We cover topics in energy, transportation, aerospace, manufacturing, infrastructure, and much more. New episodes uploaded weekly. You can also watch these podcasts as videos on engineering.com TV: https://www.engineering.com/viewAll?category=this-week-in-engineering