Government, Big 3 Automakers Join Forces

SOUTHFIELD, MIThe U.S. Department of Commerce's Technology Administration and the Big 3 U.S. automakers have signed an agreement establishing a partnership to promote technological research and policy analysis focused on improving manufacturing competitiveness in the U.S. automotive industry.

The partnership, dubbed the United States Alliance for Technology and Engineering for Automotive Manufacturing (U.S. A-TEAM), will bring together scientists and engineers from the department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), DaimlerChrysler, Ford Motor Co. and General Motors Corp.

The group will focus on a number of areas, including digital and virtual tools, plant floor controllers, and ergonomics.

"Technological innovation is an essential key to the manufacturing competitiveness of the U.S. automotive sector," says U.S. Undersecretary of Commerce for Technology Phillip J. Bond. "The U.S. A-TEAM brings together world-class scientists and engineers...to exchange ideas, share knowledge, and engage in collaborative, precompetitive research that will foster economic growth and the creation of high-wage jobs through global manufacturing leadership of U.S. automobile manufacturers and their suppliers."

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.

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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