Bottlenecks can occur anywhere on the production line. A common place for this problem to occur is the 90-degree corner, where products usually fail to move as efficiently and quickly as they do on straightaways.
GOTHENBURG, Sweden—Volvo Group recently unveiled the world’s first vehicle—a load carrier used in mining and quarrying—made of steel produced without the use of fossil fuels.
DEARBORN, MI—Ford has notified 308 UAW members who work in Michigan and Ohio that they will be “immediately” changed from temporary to full-time status.
SPRING HILL, TN—A decade after announcing plans to build a new assembly plant in Chattanooga, TN, French automotive supplier Faurecia is continuing to expand in Tennessee with plans to invest another $18 million and add another 171 jobs at the company’s assembly plant in Spring Hill, TN.
BRONSCHHOFEN, Switzerland—Telsonic AG, a leading supplier of ultrasonic welding equipment for electric vehicle assembly applications, has produced a poster that covers common wire splicing and wire termination welding applications.
LAS VEGAS—Electric-autonomous-vehicle manufacturer Nuro is investing $40 million in an end-of-line manufacturing facility and a closed-course test track to commercialize and scale production of its third-generation vehicle, the R2.
PLANO, TX—Toyota plans to build a new billion-dollar battery manufacturing plant in the U.S. as the Japanese automaker ramps up development and production of the key components needed for hybrid and electric vehicles.
This February will mark my 25th anniversary with ASSEMBLY magazine. In that short time, I've seen technological advancements that I could not have imagined, and each day seems to bring news of another.
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