Episode 29—Assembly News Now
Mercedes-Benz to Invest $4 billion in Alabama Assembly Plant
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Over the next four years, Mercedes-Benz will invest $4 billion in its assembly plant in Tuscaloosa, AL. The investment is part of a broader plan to spend more than $7 billion in the German automaker’s U.S. operations over the next several years.
The plant assembles a range of SUVs for both the U.S. and export markets. In fact, approximately 60 percent of the vehicles produced at the plant are exported, making the operation one of the largest automobile exporters in the United States.
The highly automated factory uses Internet of Things technology, along with artificial intelligence, to provide an up-to-the-minute picture of what is going on in vehicle production.
This episode also covers:
- A fast-track training program gets workers ready for the shop floor in just days.
- An AI-powered robot can locate lost objects using context and 3D vision.
- Engineers explore how cobots can support workers on the assembly line.
- Thousands attend the MAX event in Nashville, TN.
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