Color affects mood and perception. It’s amazing how a slight change in color can alter the look and feel of a room. I found this out first-hand recently after doing a little painting at home. Whenever I step into an assembly plant, I always try to take a quick look at the color of its floor, walls and equipment. Usually, it’s nothing to get too excited about.

A good partnership between customers and suppliers leads to optimal solutions and long-term prosperity all around.

A growing number of manufacturers are moving from air tools to electric tools and from corded electric tools to cordless tools.

Manufacturers often fail to recognize the ability of their employees to learn and think.

Today, the plant where BMW assembles the Mini is celebrating its 100th birthday. The first motor car to emerge from the factory in Oxford, England, on March 28, 1913, was a Bullnose Morris Oxford.

Several respondents to my original blog say the 787's battery problems are a minor blip that Boeing will correct quickly. My impression is that the battery is becoming aviation’s equivalent of the Ford Pinto.

Ford is marking the 150th anniversary of the birth of Henry Ford and the 100th anniversary of the assembly line.

In the past, the highlight of the show for me (and many others) has always been the concept cars. But, I was disappointed by the lack of innovation on display.

Did cost-cutting strategy jeopardize the production of what should have been an engineering triumph?

The 2013 May Assembly includes a cover story about considerations for selecting vision systems and articles about leak testing, optimizing parts bin layout, and what's new with assembly presses. Check it out today!