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Call for Nominations – 2015 ‘Assembly Plant of the Year’

January 15, 2015

ASSEMBLY is currently seeking world-class facilities for its 12th annual Assembly Plant of the Year award.

2014 Assembly Plant of the Year

Assembly Plant of the Year: STIHL Stays a Cut Above the Competition

Flexible assembly lines and vertical integration thrive in Virginia Beach.

Austin Weber

October 3, 2014

What do lumberjacks, landscapers and homeowners have in common? They all rely on chain saws, trimmers and leaf blowers produced by STIHL Group.

Northrop Grumman Assembly Plant of the Year 2013

2013 Assembly Plant of the Year

Northrop Grumman Soars With Automation

The robotic Integrated Assembly Line in Palmdale, CA, revolutionizes how airframes are built.

Austin Weber

October 1, 2013

For decades, automotive engineers have looked to the aerospace industry for new ideas. Back in the 1930s and 1950s, Detroit was inspired by the sleek designs of innovative airplanes such as the Northrop Alpha and the Grumman F4F Wildcat.

Robotic Laser Inspection System Improves Ford MAP Quality

Austin Weber

October 1, 2012

Ford Motor Co. is investing $100 million globally to install robotic laser inspection technology to improve fit and finish quality at its assembly plants.

Suppliers Play a Key Role Behind Ford MAP’s Success

Austin Weber

October 1, 2012

Assemblers at Ford Motor Co.’s Michigan Assembly Plant (MAP) build four versions of the popular Ford Focus compact sedan.

Ford Focuses on Flexibility

Austin Weber

October 1, 2012

The Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne, MI, takes flexible manufacturing to a new level

Local Consortium Promotes Benchmarking

Austin Weber

November 11, 2011

As part of its approach to lean manufacturing, the 2011 Assembly Plant of the Year actively engages in benchmarking exercises with several local manufacturers.

Austin Weber

November 11, 2011

The 2011 Assembly Plant of the Year boasts some of the healthiest employees any where and a 1,200-square-foot fitness center.

Austin Weber

November 11, 2011

All continuous improvement activities at the 2011 Assembly Plant of the Year are tied to lean tools such as 5S, 5 Why and QEK.

Austin Weber

November 11, 2011

The 2011 Assembly Plant of the Year was designed from the ground up to be an environmentally friendly facility. Even the carpets, paint and windows are “green” at the Philips Respironics plant in New Kensington, PA.

Toyota’s Indiana Assembly Plant Will Assemble New Lexus SUV

Amazon Begins Testing Humanoid Robots at Warehouses

AI Augments Machine Vision

Events

November 29, 2023

Error-Proofing Assembly Starts With a Connected Shop Floor

On Demand Connecting shop floor tools to a manufacturing execution system is critical to error-proofing assembly processes, improving quality control, and lowering defect and scrap rates. Join Torrence Williams, Partnerships Manager for Pico MES, and Dan Smith, VP of Sales for Kolver Tools, as they discuss an easier path for manufacturers to start connecting their factory floor.

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December 5, 2023

Managing Change in Manufacturing: Why It Succeeds & Why It Fails

This topic is something that challenges each of us every day that we go to work. This talk is about change and why it works and why it fails. It is focused on manufacturing facilities, because that is where the author has spent most of his working life.

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