Assembly Breaking News

Northrop Awards $100 Million Contract to KUKA

SEATTLE-Northrop Grumman Corp. has awarded a contract worth more than $100 million to KUKA Systems North America for installation of an integrated assembly line for the F-35 Lightning II jet fighter. It’s believed to be the first time a major aerospace manufacturer has contracted with a vendor to supply and install a complete assembly line and underscores how major aerospace companies are embracing large-scale automation.MORE

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Events

May 1, 2024

The ASSEMBLY Show South

ASSEMBLY is thrilled to return to the Music City Center in Nashville, TN for The ASSEMBLY Show SOUTH on May 1-2, 2024. This is a booming time for manufacturing and the U.S. South is right in the heart of the action. According to ASSEMBLY’s most recent annual capital spending survey, the South is projected to account for 31 percent of total spending this year, marking the fifth straight year this region has accounted for at least 30 percent of capital spending in the U.S.

May 14, 2024

How to Drive Product Innovation With Quality Function Deployment (QFD)

In this session, manufacturers will learn how Quality function deployment (QFD) can transform consumers’ qualitative demands into quantitative parameters that will shape the design of their product and, ultimately, their manufacturing process.

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