SUMTER, SC-A bearings manufacturing plant here will add 75 jobs as it expands its operations. Kaydon Corp. is investing nearly $9 million the project. MORE
TAIPEI-Battling to stem a spate of factory suicides in China, Taiwanese technology giant Foxconn is raising the pay of its Chinese assembly line workers by 30 percent. MORE
CLEARWATER BEACH, FL-Some 70 percent of a product’s cost are locked in during the design stage-or are they? Phil Alvaro, an advanced manufacturing engineer at Harris Corp., can show you data-driven methods for reducing variation, mitigating risk and preventing faulty designs. Pick his brain at the Assembly Summit Oct. 18-20 in Clearwater Beach, FL. MORE
BEIJING-A strike at an enormous Honda transmission factory in southeastern China has suddenly and unexpectedly turned into a symbol of this nation’s struggle with income inequality, rising inflation and soaring property prices. MORE
CLEARWATER BEACH, FL-In today’s tough economy, manufacturing engineers need to find the most common energy-wasters in their factories-whether individual assembly machines or entire assembly lines-and make them more efficient. Find out how at the Assembly Summit Oct. 18-20 in Clearwater Beach, FL. MORE
CHATTANOOGA, TN-In what planners describe as a unique model for healthcare, Erlanger hospital will construct a multimillion dollar health and wellness facility at the new Volkswagen auto assembly plant here to serve both VW employees and the surrounding community. MORE
OSHKOSH, WI-Oshkosh Corp. has assembled the first six medium tactical vehicles for the U.S. Army and is ramping up production at its assembly plant here. MORE
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