Polls

Which assembly process gives you the most difficulty?

How are you applying AI in your assembly operation?

Which of these recurring costs is the biggest problem at your assembly plant?

Should consumers have a right to repair their equipment?

What new technologies do you most want to see at The Assembly Show South this month Nashville?

The Trump Administration has pledged to impose large new tariffs on imports from multiple countries. How will that affect your assembly operation?

Now that the presidential election is over, how are you feeling about your manufacturing business during the next few years?

Which presidential candidate are you voting for in November? 

How many robots are employed at your assembly plant?

Are higher interest rates adversely affecting your plans to invest in assembly technology?

What process do you most want to automate in 2024?

The UAW strike against Ford, GM and Stellantis, which began Sept. 15, continues. Among other demands, the union seeks...

Does your factory use automated guided vehicles or autonomous mobile robots?

What is your previous experience with unions? Do you support unions, and are they still relevant?

There’s something about assembly plants—they seem to run a long time. Indeed, at least three plants have been running continuously for more than 100 years: the Mini plant in Oxford, UK; the Opel plant in Russelsheim, Germany; and the Ford plant in Chicago.