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The Assembly Plant of the Year has been going 20 years strong. Who will be the next to claim the award?

The start of the year is a good time to think about what lies ahead. We have identified three trends to keep an eye on in 2024.

Mobile, flexible work platforms meet strict guidelines for safety, ergonomics and quality.

SuperSleeveplus 51036 PV6 and PV78 sleeves feature both a layer of cloth and a layer of fleece to bundle wires together in a car body.

ASSEMBLY magazine is seeking nominations for its 2024 Assembly Plant of the Year award.

Since the BIL passed, state and local capital investment has rebounded and returned to pre-pandemic levels. The two-year increase in state and local capital investment as a share of state and local spending—1.6 percentage points—is the largest since 1979.

A fully automated system dispenses and cures masking material for jet engine components.

When combined with expected advancements in propulsion systems, materials and systems architecture, a single-aisle airplane equipped with a transonic truss-braced wing (TTBW) could reduce fuel consumption and emissions by up to 30 percent.

Specifically developed to further improve quality and productivity on the aircraft assembly line, while also reducing instances of operator injury, Atlas Copco Tools and Industrial Assembly Solutions has introduced an electric drill for the aerospace sector.

Torsional ultrasonic welding technology creates high-reliability connections for radiometer.