Austin has been senior editor for ASSEMBLY Magazine since September 1999. He has more than 25 years of b-to-b publishing experience and has written about a wide variety of manufacturing and engineering topics. Austin is a native of Chicago and a graduate of the University of Michigan.
GOLDEN, CO—Smart charge management deployment strategies vary nationwide, according to a new study conducted by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of Energy plans to invest an additional $3 billion to boost the domestic production of advanced batteries and materials.
ANN ARBOR, MI—Contrary to popular belief, electric vehicles are not eliminating jobs in auto assembly plants, according to research conducted by the University of Michigan.
Toyota Motor Co.’s flagship assembly plant in Georgetown, KY recently unveiled several workforce readiness initiatives with the goal of developing future talent and increasing the skill of current assemblers.
GENEVA, Switzerland—The World Intellectual Property Organization has released an international patent application from Tesla Inc. for a “Modular Vehicle Architecture for Assembly Vehicles.”