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Volvo Employs 3D Printing to Make Tools, Fixtures for its Virginia Assembly Plant

September 11, 2019

DUBLIN, VA—Volvo Trucks North America is using 3D printing technology to produce tools and fixtures for its assembly plant here.

Bendix Breaks Ground on $65 Million Assembly Plant

September 11, 2019

BOWLING GREEN, KY—Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake LLC has begun construction on a 130,000-square-foot expansion of its wheel-end assembly plant here. The $65 million addition will increase air disc brake production capacity to keep pace with accelerating customer demand in North America.

Automotive Supplier Plans New Assembly Plant in Tennessee

September 11, 2019

FAYETTEVILLE, TN—Hirotec Group, a global automotive supplier specializing in the production of body-in-white closures, exhaust systems and closure manufacturing equipment, will invest $48 million to build a new assembly plant here.

Premium Alloy Proves a Winning Material for EPFLoop

Jim Camillo

September 10, 2019

Love him or hate him, Elon Musk is a visionary. In May 2002, he founded SpaceX, an aerospace manufacturer and space transportation services company.

Hino Opens Truck Assembly Plant in West Virginia, Pledges to Expand

September 10, 2019

MINERAL SPRINGS, WV—Japanese truck maker Hino Motors Manufacturing officially opened a new assembly plant here to produce medium- and heavy-duty trucks.

Auto Parts Assembler Aims to End Illegal Strike; Unifor Leader Faces Contempt Charges

September 10, 2019

WINDSOR, ON—Automotive supplier Nemak says it is willing to hold discussions with Unifor in a bid to end an illegal strike at its assembly plant here.

Integrating Presses Into Assembly Systems

As the stand-alone, product-dedicated press becomes more obsolete, workcells and assembly lines with integrated presses are becoming more flexible and productive

Jim Camillo

September 9, 2019

Load cells and sensors used with presses measure several key variables, such as ram force, distance and time, and help ensure they stay within allowable tolerances.

Joint Design for Ultrasonic Welding

These tips will help you design plastic parts for optimal assembly with ultrasonics

John Sprovieri

September 6, 2019

When designing plastic parts to be assembled by ultrasonic welding, engineers have several options: a butt joint, a step joint, a tongue-and-groove joint, and a shear joint.

Robots for Handling Heavy Loads

Big six-axis machines are an increasingly common sight on factory floors

Austin Weber

September 5, 2019

Robotics and wrestling have a lot in common. Flexibility and reach are important to both. Robots and wrestlers also have numerous categories that are based on different weight and payload capacities.

UAW, Detroit Three on collision course

John Sprovieri

September 5, 2019

On July 15, the United Auto Workers formally began talks with Ford, General Motors and Fiat Chrysler on a new four-year contract. It was all smiles and handshakes to start, but negotiations will surely get testy before the current contract expires Sept. 14.