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Very ImPressive Medical Device Assembly

May 02, 2012

Jim Camillo

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As these case histories illustrate, medical device manufacturers are using presses to solve diverse assembly challenges.

Control Room Plays Pivotal Role at Chrysler Belvidere

April 26, 2012

Austin Weber

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Most people associate control rooms with nuclear power plants, oil refineries or NASA rocket launches.

Assembly Then & Now: The Dodge Main Plant

April 26, 2012

Austin Weber

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When Chrysler’s Belvidere Assembly Plant (the home of the new Dodge Dart) opened in the middle of a northern Illinois cornfield in 1965, the automaker was in the midst of a decade of growth.

Assembly Then & Now: Fiat’s Lingotto Plant

April 26, 2012

Austin Weber

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Several Fiat factories in Europe, including Pomigliano, Italy, and Tychy, Poland, were benchmarked by engineers from Chrysler’s Belvidere Assembly Plant before producing the new Dodge Dart.

Quality Initiative Transforms Chrysler Belvidere

April 26, 2012

Austin Weber

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Chrysler Group LLC is betting big on its new Dodge Dart compact sedan, which hits dealer showrooms in June.

New Belvidere Body Shop Boosts Productivity

April 26, 2012

Austin Weber

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The Dodge Dart compact sedan differs significantly from the two other vehicles that are built at Chrysler’s Belvidere, IL, assembly plant—the Jeep Compass and Jeep Patriot sport utility vehicle.

Are Cellular Layouts Always Best?

March 30, 2012

Austin Weber

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Many people associate lean manufacturing with U-shaped workcells.

9 Line Layout Mistakes to Avoid

March 30, 2012

Austin Weber

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Traditionally, plant layout has focused on linear lines and process-based departments.

Line Layout Kaizen

March 30, 2012

Austin Weber

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Kaizen is a basic lean tool that can be applied to many things, including plant layout.

You Can’t Beat a Good Old Mockup

March 30, 2012

Austin Weber

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A wide variety of digital tools and computer simulation software is available for creating plant layouts.

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