Apr 6, 2023 - 02:51 pm
Valmet has Kuka install efficient battery assembly in Finland
Automation specialist Kuka has scored a new contract and is designing “CO2-neutral” assembly systems for Valmet Automotive in Finland. The supplier says the investment into sustainable battery production is “extensive” and expects the new Kuka system to set new standards.
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Feb 23, 2023 - 01:24 pm
Valmet kicks off battery assembly in Germany
The Finnish supplier Valmet Automotive has started series production of battery systems in Kirchardt in Baden-Württemberg. Announced almost two years ago, the plant near Heilbronn now manufactures high-voltage systems for electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids and is the company’s first German battery plant.
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Jan 24, 2023 - 01:27 pm
Lightyear suspends production of the Lightyear 0
The Dutch solar car start-up Lightyear has stopped production of its first model Lightyear 0 and now wants to focus its resources entirely on the second model Lightyear 2. However, there is more behind this step than strategic reorientation.
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Dec 1, 2022 - 12:35 pm
Valmet kicks off production of the Lightyear 0
Valmet Automotive has started series production of the Lightyear 0 long-distance solar car at its plant in Uusikaupunki, Finland. Initially, however, only one unit per week will be produced. Production is to be gradually ramped up in the first quarter of 2023.
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Sep 28, 2022 - 01:24 pm
Valmet completes first pre-production Lightyear 0 model
Valmet Automotive has now completed the first pre-production vehicle of the Lightyear 0 long-range solar car at its plant in Uusikaupunki, Finland. The pre-series is an important step in the planned start of production of the customer vehicles by the end of 2022.
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Dec 1, 2021 - 02:38 pm
Valmet announces modular battery platform for utility vehicles
Valmet Automotive has introduced a modular battery platform for the electrification of off-highway and commercial vehicles. The Modular Power Pack is said to be suitable for all vehicles in agriculture, forestry, construction and mining. It is also suitable for the truck and bus segment as well as industrial applications.
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Sep 14, 2021 - 12:53 pm
Finland: Valmet Automotive opens new plant for EV batteries
Valmet Automotive has completed expanding its car plant in Uusikaupunki, Finland, into a battery factory. The grand opening today makes Uusikaupunki the second plant, besides Salo, in the Valmet cluster to mass-produce battery systems for electric vehicles.
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Sep 3, 2021 - 01:10 pm
Valmet announces a new battery order
Valmet Automotive has received a second order to produce batteries for the battery plant in Salo, Finland. The new order will expand production at the Salo plant to include high-voltage batteries.
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Aug 19, 2021 - 04:23 pm
Valmet & Fortum announce battery recycling cooperation
Valmet Automotive and Fortum have agreed to cooperate on battery recycling. This will ensure safe and sustainable recycling of all non-compliant battery materials from the battery plants Valmet Automotive operates in Salo and Uusikaupunki, Finland.
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Jul 19, 2021 - 10:35 am
Lightyear selects Valmet as production partner
Dutch technology company Lightyear has signed a memorandum of understanding with Valmet Automotive for vehicle production. The contract covers the production of the exclusive series of the Lightyear One solar electric car and is expected to be finalised in August.
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May 6, 2021 - 03:39 pm
Valmet receives third battery order for new factory
Valmet Automotive has signed a third customer contract within a short period of time for the production of battery systems at its plant in Uusikaupunki, Finland. The customer is an unnamed “well-known car manufacturer”.
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Mar 23, 2021 - 01:39 pm
Valmet is building a battery plant in Germany
Finnish supplier Valmet Automotive has announced battery assembly in Germany. Battery systems are to be assembled in Kirchardt in Baden-Württemberg from 2022. The company already operates two similar plants in Finland.
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Mar 10, 2021 - 12:32 pm
Valmet launches hiring offensive in Finland
Valmet Automotive is creating 1,000 new jobs in Finland in its vehicle and battery system production. A few weeks ago, the contract manufacturer and battery producer had already announced that it would also create new jobs and capacities in Germany.
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Feb 9, 2021 - 05:33 pm
Valmet expands battery production and is hiring
The Finnish contract manufacturer and battery producer Valmet Automotive is expanding its engineering activities and creating new jobs and capacities in Germany at its sites in Munich and Bad Friedrichshall.
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Dec 8, 2020 - 01:29 pm
Valmet to add battery plant to 2nd Finnish facility
Valmet Automotive has announced to expand its car plant in Uusikaupunki, Finland, into a battery factory. Besides Salo, Uusikaupunki will become Valmet Automotive’s second plant with mass production of battery systems for electric vehicles.
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Nov 27, 2020 - 02:46 pm
Valmet launches new battery test centre in Germany
The Finnish supplier Valmet Automotive has started up another Battery Test Center (BTC) in Weihenbronn, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The facility should expand the testing capacities at the central battery testing facility in Bad Friedrichshall 30 kilometres away.
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Nov 4, 2020 - 04:24 pm
Valmet expands battery system production capacities
Just one year after the start of production, Valmet Automotive announced plans to expand the capacity for battery systems at its Salo plant in Finland. Work on the expansion has already started and is expected to be completed by summer 2021.
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Sep 14, 2019 - 06:24 pm
Valmet founds centre for fuel cell competence
Valmet Automotive is accelerating its development beyond batteries and into the fuel cell sector. The company has founded the Center of Competence Fuel Cell under the umbrella of its Business Line Engineering.
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Aug 9, 2019 - 01:31 pm
Valmet builds battery testing facilities in Germany
Valmet Automotive, a development and manufacturing services provider, has started construction of its new Battery Test Center in the German carmaking region of Baden-Wurttemberg. The centre will expand Valmet’s testing capabilities for batteries and battery systems in EVs.
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Mar 2, 2019 - 03:17 pm
Finland: Valmet plans large-scale battery production
The development and manufacturing service provider Valmet Automotive is planning to set up large-scale production of battery packs for the automotive industry in Salo, Finland. The facility is said to open this year with more than 300 employees.
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