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COLOGNE, Germany-A ‘Happy Seat’ helps operators install components without unnecessary bending and kneeling, reducing the risk of injury. MORE

SEATTLE-Misaligned rivet holes and loose bolts are the subject of a federal investigation. MORE

MUMBAI, India-Godrej & Boyce Manufacturing Co. has closed its typewriter plant here, due to declining orders. MORE

SEATTLE-Riveting, sealing and fixturing lapses that occurred on a Boeing assembly line 15 years ago could have caused a 737 to break apart earlier this month. MORE

NAGOYA, Japan-Production at Toyota’s assembly plants may not return to normal until the end of 2011. MORE

WILLARD, OH-A mechanical engineer used thousands of plastic building blocks to create a fully functioning robotic assembly line. MORE

MISSOULA, MT-Five assembly lines are cranking out golf equipment at the Sun Mountain Sports factory here. MORE

SACO, ME-General Dynamics’ assembly plant in Saco will get more work with two contracts to produce Gatling guns for the Navy and supply the Army with spare parts. The contracts are worth $12.9 million. MORE

HOLLAND, MI-Lithium-ion battery manufacturer LG Chem Michigan Inc. will hold its first large-sale job fair from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 26. The company is expected to hire approximately 400 people for its new assembly plant here. MORE

HOFFMAN ESTATES, IL-Developed with lean manufacturing expert Dan Fleming, Bosch Rexroth’s latest lean manufacturing podcast, “Lean in Assembly Operations” discusses how to apply lean concepts to automation. MORE