WARRENDALE, PA—A new book from SAE International examines how to automate the process of drilling and countersinking holes during airframes production.
LITTLE FALLS, NY—Feldmeier Equipment Inc., a fabricator of stainless steel storage and processing equipment, is spending $8 million expand and update the equipment at its assembly plant here. The expansion project is expected to create 80 new jobs.
WINNSBORO, SC—Television manufacturer Element Electronics Corp. is investing $7.5 million to build a second U.S. assembly plant here, creating 500 jobs.
LOUISVILLE, KY—More than 5,000 people have applied this month for what turned out to be just 50 factory jobs, some of them temporary, at Ford Motor Co.’s assembly plant here.
MANAUS, Brazil—The Brazilian Ministry of Labor has filed a lawsuit against South Korean consumer electronics giant Samsung over allegations of worker abuse at its cell phone assembly plant here.
ATLANTA—Researchers at the Georgia Tech are studying remoras—a fish that attaches itself to sharks—to develop a reversible adhesive for medical and industrial applications.
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