GE Expands KY Manufacturing and Creates 260 New Jobs

July 13, 2020

LOUISVILLE, KY — GE Appliances announced a $62 million investment to expand production at its massive, 750-acre manufacturing complex in Louisville and the creation of 260 new jobs as each of the three major manufacturing plants at Appliance Park.

GE Appliances Expands AL Plant for Smart Tech

March 6, 2020

DECATUR, AL – GE Appliances has completed a $125 million investment project at its Decatur refrigerator plant, which boosted production capacity, added new “smart” technology and increased the site’s workforce.

A Century of GE Appliance Manufacturing

GE Appliances have a long history of innovation in product development and on the assembly line.

John Sprovieri

March 29, 2017

In June 2016,, General Electric sold its century-old appliances business to Chinese manufacturer Quingdao Haier Co. Ltd. for $5.4 billion. GE Appliance’s headquarters will remain in Louisville, KY, and the agreement calls for the business to continue to market the current portfolio of GE brands for at least 40 years.

Using Adhesives to Bond Plastics in the Appliance Industry

There are several reasons plastic materials are considered for integration into new designs.

February 1, 2017

For decades, appliance designers have used plastic materials to solve engineering challenges in design capabilities, labor and material costs.

The Connected Home Is Here

‘Smart’ appliances are forcing engineers to rethink age-old product designs

Austin Weber

June 3, 2016

For the last 100 years, dryers, ovens, refrigerators, washing machines and other household appliances have performed the same basic functions, such as keeping food hot or cold and getting clothes wet and dry. But, a new breed of “smart” appliances is emerging, thanks to advanced sensor technology and the Internet of Things (IoT).

Test Chamber Proves a Sound Solution for Whirlpool

Jim Camillo

March 1, 2016

Few things in a home are as annoying as a noisy appliance.

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.

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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!

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