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Artificial Intelligence Enables Robots to Assemble Transmissions

May 12, 2021

LIVONIA, MI—Artificial intelligence is enabling six-axis robots to assemble transmissions at Ford Motor Co.’s assembly plant here.

ZF Transmission Invests $200 Million in South Carolina Assembly Plant

February 9, 2021

GRAY COURT, SC—ZF Transmission is investing $200 million in its assembly plant here, creating approximately 500 new jobs.

Servo Press Adds Punch to Machine for Balancing Transmission Component

John Sprovieri

October 15, 2020

Imagine a disc-shaped part, such as a bicycle wheel, with a weight taped to the rim. When the bike is lifted off the ground, the wheel will rotate and come to rest with the weight at the bottom.

Subaru to Expand Indiana Manufacturing Plant

March 2, 2020

LAFAYETTE, IN — Subaru of Indiana Automotive announced Wednesday that its assembly plant here will add a new $158 million service parts facility and a transmission assembly shop.

Force-Controlled Assembly With Robots

Tactile sensing technology opens up new applications for automation

Austin Weber

February 1, 2019

Robots have always struggled to match human touch. But, recent advances in sensor technology now enable machines to process the sensitive forces needed for delicate assembly tasks, such as placing, inserting and tightening parts.

2018 Assembly Plant of the Year: Ford Shifts Flexible Assembly Into High Gear

The Van Dyke transmission plant excels at high-volume, high-mix production.

Austin Weber

October 2, 2018

One of the top transmission assembly plants in the world is Ford Motor Co.'s Van Dyke facility in Sterling Heights, MI. It's part of a network of Ford factories that mass-produce axles, engines and other power train components used in the company's cars and trucks.

Automotive Supplier Doubles Production With High-Tech Assembly System

John Sprovieri

November 3, 2015

Midwestern automotive supplier uses servo-driven presses to install sleeves, bearings and plugs in transmissions on an automated assembly line. Precision and data collection are key benefits of the system.

Toyota May Expand Alabama Engine Assembly Plant

July 31, 2015

HUNTSVILLE, AL—Toyota Motor Corp. is considering a plan to manufacture transmissions at its engine assembly plant here.

Decentralized Control Lends Flexibility to GM Plant

Jim Remski

February 3, 2015

After revamping its transmission production line, GM improved workflows, reduced changeover time, and cut costs.

Transmission Supplier Gets Lean With Logistics

Jim Camillo

January 9, 2015

GETRAG has been the world’s largest supplier of transmission systems for passenger cars and commercial vehicles for several years.

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Automated Screwdriving with Collaborative Robots

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.

In this informational webinar we will present topics that are essential to quality control along with vision inspection systems. Information pertaining to risk handling and 0 PPM strategy to reduce downtime in assembly applications.

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