SEATTLE—Boeing has been granted a patent for a fully automated assembly system for making airplane fuselages. The system consists of six assembly cells, a feeder line, and a robot holding area.
JACKSONVILLE, FL—Stenner Pump Co., a manufacturer of water treatment equipment, has deployed a two-armed Baxter robot from Rethink Robotics at its assembly plant here for machine-tending applications.
IUKA, MS—Automotive supplier Hago Automotive Corp. is building a $10 million assembly plant here. The project is expected to create 80 jobs in Tishomingo County.
LANSING, MI—General Motors is adding a third shift and will create more than 500 hourly and salaried jobs at its Grand River assembly plant here to meet expected demand for the 2016 Chevrolet Camaro.
LIBERTY, SC—Cornell Dubilier, a manufacturer of power capacitors, has deployed two Baxter collaborative robots at its assembly plant here to streamline its labeling and inspection processes.
BOSTON—More manufacturers are bringing production back to the U.S. in an effort to cut costs and move closer to customers, according to the latest figures from the Boston Consulting Group. Seventeen percent of manufacturers are moving operations back to the U.S., up from 13 percent in 2013.
KENTWOOD, MI—ETO Magnetic Corp., a manufacturer of electromagnetic actuators and solenoids for the auto industry and industrial applications, plans to hire 15 to 20 workers after it moves into a new assembly plant here this fall.
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