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Hitachi Vantara\'s U.S. Norman manufacturing site named WEF Lighthouse factory

HS Hyosung Information Systems said Hitachi Vantara\'s storage manufacturing facility in Norman, Oklahoma, has been selected as a World Economic Forum Lighthouse factory. Lighthouse factories are manufacturing sites that deliver innovative results in productivity, supply chain resilience and sustainability using technologies such as AI and robotics. HS Hyosung said the site runs an end-to-end digital manufacturing and supply chain hub and cut lead time by 77 percent and inventory by 50 percent by applying agentic AI.

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Nio F2 plant named global lighthouse factory for AI-controlled production

Nio’s F2 plant has been added to the World Economic Forum’s Global Lighthouse Network of factories recognised for manufacturing innovation, Cleantechnica reported. The WEF said Nio linked in-vehicle AI, a battery-swap network and a digital twin platform into a real-time closed-loop system designed to manage more than 3.6 million vehicle combinations. Nio cut time to launch by 44 percent and automated 90 percent of R&D work, it said.