Assembly Breaking News

Ford to Double Workforce at Chicago Assembly Plant

CHICAGO-Ford Motor Co. plans to add 1,200 jobs at its Chicago Assembly Plant. The facility, located on the South Side of the city, is the automaker’s oldest plant. Ford plans to build its next-generation Explorer sport utility vehicle at the 86-year-old plant, which currently assembles the Ford Taurus and Lincoln MKS.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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