IDRA general manager and CEO John Stokes on how Italian tech is driving advanced EV production.
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Ask any engineering professional, or even a person on the street about Italy, and you’ll hear similar answers: history, high-fashion and technology, particularly automotive in aviation technology, will be the inevitable response. In manufacturing, Italy has long been known as a source for advanced production equipment in sectors such as machine tools, injection molding and automation.
A recent innovation in die casting which has attracted global attention in the electric car industry, was developed in Italy by IDRA, based in Travagliato, near Brescia. That large format innovation appears to be spreading across the automotive industry, fundamentally changing the way light vehicles are designed and built.
Engineering.com’s Jim Anderton discussed this technology and Italian engineering in general by IDRA Group’s General Manager & CEO John Stokes.
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