ERIE, PA—Accuride, a manufacturer and supplier of commercial vehicle components, is planning to invest $75 million this year to improve its manufacturing processes.
A Siemens gas turbine is 36 feet long and weighs 280 tons—and yet its parts are machined to tolerances of a few thousandths of an inch. ASSEMBLY magazine's editor-in-chief goes behind the scenes to see how this engineering marvel is made.
CLAREMORE, OK—Baker Hughes, a manufacturer of pumps for oil and gas drilling sites, is investing $80 million to build a new manufacturing and R&D center here. The company is adding 600 to 700 jobs.
DETROIT—Denso Corp. will build a $57 million assembly plant in Silao, Mexico; open an R&D office in the Silicon Valley of California; and expand its operations in Southfield, MI, to house labs for battery cooling and in-dash technology engineering.
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.
Knorr Brake Corp., which makes brakes and air-conditioning parts for railcars, has begun building a new assembly plant here. The company could employ 300 people in the next year or so.
