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2010 Assembly Plant of the Year: Ambitious Green Manufacturing Effort

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Austin Weber
September 29, 2010
The water tower at the 2010 Assembly Plant of the Year is blue. But, the assembly lines inside the factory walls are green. The 380,000-square-foot Eaton Corp. plant in Lincoln, IL, has an ambitious strategy to reduce its carbon footprint.
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2010 Assembly Plant of the Year: Assembly Excellence

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Austin Weber
September 24, 2010
Eaton Corp.'s Lincoln, IL, plant is the recipient of the 2010 Assembly Plant of the Year award. But, the other four finalists are also quite impressive, because they have improved productivity by harnessing technology and lean manufacturing principles.
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2010 Assembly Plant of the Year: Lean Thinking Helps Eaton Stay Healthy

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Austin Weber
September 24, 2010
Eaton Corp.'s residential products plant in Lincoln, IL, has remained innovative and cost-efficient, despite the challenging housing market.
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2009 Assembly Plant of the Year: Lean Lives at Batesville Casket Co.

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Austin Weber
September 28, 2009
By implementing lean manufacturing initiatives, Batesville Casket Co.'s assembly plant in Manchester, TN, has streamlined its operations. Assemblers use continuous improvement activities and lean tools to identify and eliminate waste in the production process.
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Big Blue Goes Green

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Austin Weber
October 29, 2008
Many manufacturers talk about being green. But, when it comes to action, few companies can match International Business Machines Corp. (IBM). Big Blue's High-End Server Plant in Poughkeepsie, NY, which has focused its efforts on a variety of lean and green initiatives, is the recipient of the 2008 Assembly Plant of the Year award.
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2007 Capital Equipment Spending Survey

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John Sprovieri
December 3, 2007
More than three-fourths of U.S. assembly plants will spend at least as much on capital equipment next year as they did this year.

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2007 Assembly Plant of the Year

November 6, 2007
During a recent ceremony at the Schneider Electric/Square D plant in Lexington, KY, ASSEMBLY magazine presented the company with its 2007 Assembly Plant of the Year award.
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2007 Assembly Plant of the Year: The People Behind the Plant

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Austin Weber
November 1, 2007

More than 500 individuals work at the Schneider Electric/Square D plant in Lexington, KY. They assemble 2 million load centers and safety switches annually. More than 50 percent of the employees have been at the plant for 20 years or more. Click here to view a slideshow featuring some of the men and women who work on the line at the 2007 Assembly Plant of the Year.


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2007 Assembly Plant of the Year: Operators Play a Key Role

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Austin Weber
November 1, 2007
In addition to state-of-the-art assembly equipment, people also contribute to the success of the Schneider Electric/Square D Lexington plant. More than 50 percent of the workforce has been employed at the facility for 20 years or more.
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2007 Assembly Plant of the Year: Giving Back to the Community

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Austin Weber
November 1, 2007
The men and women who work at the Schneider Electric/Square D Lexington plant donate time and money to a wide variety of local charities.
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