Items Tagged with 'lighthouse factory'

NANJING, China—The World Economic Forum (WEF) has named Siemens’ electronics assembly plant here to its Global Lighthouse Network of the most advanced manufacturing facilities in the world. 

By applying cutting-edge tools and production systems, the plant has achieved a 17 percent boost in productivity and a 30 percent gain in energy efficiency.

In January, the World Economic Forum added 17 manufacturing facilities to its Global Lighthouse Network. Two of the new Lighthouse facilities are in the United States: the Novelis aluminum factory in Uhrichsville, OH, and Nucor Corp.’s steel mill in Sedalia, MO.

CLARKSVILLE, TN—LG Electronics’ appliance assembly plant here has been named as a world-leading “Lighthouse Factory” by the World Economic Forum (WEF).