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Researchers Claim Breakthrough in Bonding Mixed Materials

August 21, 2017

EAST LANSING, MI—Researchers at Michigan State University have developed a new adhesive that will enable manufacturers to join multiple materials. The adhesive adapts to different surface properties, works at different material temperatures, and allows bonded parts to be separated for recycling.

Fed Says Factory Output Unexpectedly Dropped in July

August 21, 2017

WASHINGTON--A slump in motor vehicle production pushed down U.S. factory output unexpectedly in July, the Federal Reserve said last week. According to the Fed, automobile production fell 3.6 percent in July, the fourth decline in the last five months.

Chinese Automaker Sets Sights on Buying Jeep

August 21, 2017

BAODING, CHINA--Chinese automaker Great Wall Motor Co. said on Monday that it was interested in buying the Jeep brand. Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, the Italian-controlled company that owns Jeep, said it had not heard from Great Wall, however, suggesting that considerable ground would have to be covered before a deal could be reached.

Faraday Future Signs Lease on New Turnkey Manufacturing Facility

August 8, 2017

HANFORD, CA--Faraday Future recently abandoned plans to build its own tailor-made factory from scratch in Nevada, but has now signed a lease on a new ready-made production facility here. The company says the new factory should be ready to help deliver the first production FF 91 vehicles by the end of 2018.

Toyota to Build $1.6 Billion U.S. Plant With Rival Mazda

August 8, 2017

WASHINGTON—Toyota Motor Corp. and rival Mazda Motor Corp. are planning to build a $1.6 billion U.S assembly plant as part of a new joint venture. The plant will be capable of producing 300,000 vehicles a year, with production divided between the two automakers.

Nissan Mississippi Workers Vote Heavily Against UAW

August 8, 2017

CANTON, MS—Workers at Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.’s assembly plant here voted nearly two to one against representation by the United Auto Workers. The vote at the end of a bitterly contested campaign extended a decades-long record of failure by the union to organize a major automaker’s plant in the South.

What’s New With RFID

RFID technology has become critical for assembling cars, appliances and other high-value, high-mix products.

John Sprovieri

August 7, 2017

Manufacturers of complex products, such as engines and transmissions, have long been using radio frequency identification (RFID) technology to error-proof their processes, document quality, and deal with high-mix production.

Using Urethane Adhesives

Available in one- and two-component formulations, urethane adhesives are ideal for bonding metal, plastic and composites.

John Sprovieri

August 7, 2017

One of the tricky parts of assembling an audio speaker is bonding the cone and surround—the parts that produce sound—to a metal frame.

Advances in Impact Riveting

After many decades, the main appeals of impact riveting remain unchanged: speed, reliability and cost-effectiveness.

Jim Camillo

August 7, 2017

If poet Gertrude Stein had also worked as an assembly machine operator, could she have ever written the line, “a rivet is a rivet is a rivet”? No one can say for sure, but it’s highly unlikely since operators know that rivets are distinctive in their design and function, as well as how they are installed.

Connectors, Relays Help Students Circle Globe on All-Electric Cycle

Jim Camillo

August 7, 2017

That modern life can, and often does, imitate popular art is well established, even to the point of being a cliché. Much less commonplace is life improving upon art.