Items Tagged with 'assembly line efficiency'

Timing studies and simulation can help engineers optimize cycle time in automated assembly systems.

CHANGSHA, China — Zoomlion said it has cut excavator manufacturing cycle time to 6.5 days and achieved a production pace of one machine every six minutes by building a shared smart factory system designed to handle high-mix, low-volume heavy equipment production.

AUBURN HILLS, MI— Engineers at Stellantis are using virtual reality tools to optimize plant layouts and refine installation procedures.

GENEVA, Switzerland—The World Intellectual Property Organization has released an international patent application from Tesla Inc. for a “Modular Vehicle Architecture for Assembly Vehicles.”

Schneider Electric’s facility in Lexington, KY, holds the distinction of being named both the Assembly Plant of the Year and a Lighthouse factory.