Be GLAD: Global Lifting Awareness Day Set for July 9

July 7, 2020

Lifting heavy items is one of the leading causes of injury in the workplace. In 2001, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that more than 36 percent of injuries involving missed workdays were the result of shoulder and back injuries.

Process Enhancements for Constraining Threaded Fasteners

August 28, 2019

The process of installing Safety Wire remains awkward and costly, and the inspection process is demanding.

Accident Kills Trucker at Nissan Assembly Plant

January 31, 2012

SMYRNA, TN—A driver was killed Friday at Nissan’s assembly plant here when his parked truck rolled forward and trapped him against a set of trailers.

Fire Breaks Out at Ford Assembly Plant

January 27, 2012

AVON LAKE, OH—No one was hurt after a fire started in a storage bin at Ford’s assembly plant here.

Six Hurt in Fire at Mack Truck Assembly Plant

January 23, 2012

LOWER MACUNGIE TOWNSHIP, PA—Dozens of workers were forced out into the cold by a fire at the Mack Trucks assembly plant here. Six people were treated for smoke inhalation, and another person suffered chest pains.

John Sprovieri

October 31, 2011

Small investments in protective covers and tools can spare assemblers the cost of repairing accidental damage to finished goods.

Jim Camillo

July 29, 2011

Lasers are used extensively by medical professionals to surgically remove tumors or repair skin, eyes and hair. Interestingly, these types of lasers are also being used by medical device manufacturers to mark codes directly on their products as a way to improve traceability.

As more companies automate their screwdriving processes with collaborative robots, there are many factors to consider to ensure employee safety, consistent required torque high degree of repeatability and zero defect products. Join Universal Robots and screwdriving experts Atlas Copco for this joint webinar featuring the latest developments in automated screwdriving.

Few business leaders in the world have applied lean strategy as successfully as Art Byrne—and none has the ability to explain how to do it with such succinctness and clarity. Famous for turning around the wire management company Wiremold, where he rethought every aspect of operations from the customer’s standpoint, Byrne has successfully implemented lean strategies at more than 30 companies in 14 different countries.

Assembly Magazine

2020 October

The 2020 October Assembly features our cover story: 2020 Assembly Plant of the Year - There's No Looking Back at Murakami, plus much more. Check it out today!

View More Create Account

Items Tagged with 'safety'

ARTICLES