Ola to deploy ABB’s robotics, automation options at EV manufacturing facility in Tamil Nadu
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India’s largest mobility platform Ola on Thursday mentioned it has chosen ABB as one in every of its key companions for robotics and automation options for its electrical car manufacturing facility in Tamil Nadu. The ride-hailing main is predicted to roll-out the much-anticipated electrical scooter.
In a press release, the corporate mentioned that Ola will utilise ABB’s automation options in its manufacturing unit’s key manufacturing course of strains, together with portray and welding strains, whereas ABB robots can be deployed extensively for the battery and motor meeting strains. These embody ABB’s paint and Integrated Dressing robots in its portray and welding strains, and robots for meeting and materials dealing with within the battery and motor meeting areas, it mentioned.
ABB robots can be digitally built-in into Ola’s AI-enabled manufacturing unit to optimise robotic efficiency, productiveness and product high quality.
The use of ABB’s robots and automation options will guarantee distant digital connectivity and monitoring of the robots that may journey on Ola’s proprietary AI engine and tech stack, it mentioned.
“ABB’s solutions will be riding on Ola’s own proprietary AI engine and tech stack embedded in our scooter mega-factory. We are bringing in global expertise and stitching up partnerships that will help us build out our factory in record speed and roll out the first of our electric scooters in the coming months,” Ola Chairman and Group CEO Bhavish Aggarwal mentioned.
Sanjeev Sharma, Managing Director at ABB India and South Asia, mentioned the corporate’s sustainable robotics automation options will complement the imaginative and prescient to construct the manufacturing unit to additional the EV journey of India.
“Increased automation and robotics to make shop-floors safer, more productive and of impeccable quality will fast-track India’s transition to one of the leading agile, self-reliant and high-tech manufacturing economies of the world,” he added.
Back in December, Ola had introduced the inking of an settlement with the Tamil Nadu authorities to speculate Rs 2,400 crore for establishing its first electrical scooter manufacturing unit within the state. With an preliminary annual capability of two million models, the manufacturing unit will create 10,000 jobs and function a worldwide manufacturing hub for each India and worldwide markets throughout Europe, UK, Latin America, Australia and New Zealand.
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