Ford’s Forgotten Chicago Assembly Plant Austin Weber June 4, 2024 During the 1950s, Ford Motor Co. operated two assembly plants in Chicago.Read More
How the Model T Was Assembled in Chicago Austin Weber June 3, 2024 Ford Motor Co. began producing cars in Chicago 10 years before the current assembly plant opened a century ago. Read More
Ford’s Chicago Assembly Plant Turns 100 Austin Weber June 3, 2024 The historic factory has made everything from Model T’s to SUVs since 1924.Read More
Toyota Material Handling to Build Electric Forklift Factory in Indiana Austin Weber June 3, 2024 Toyota Material Handling is investing nearly $100 million to build a new facility that will assemble battery-powered forklifts.Read More
Robots Assemble Precision Medical Device Jeff Buck May 30, 2024 Digital twins facilitate design of robotic assembly systems, from prototype to high-volume production.Read More
New Technology Error-Proofs Battery Manufacturing Thomas Preuss May 28, 2024 Infrared system locates position of fastening tools in real time with no latency.Read More
Air Taxi Batteries Demand Unique Power Densities for Safe Operation Austin Weber May 27, 2024 Developing lightweight, yet powerful air taxi batteries is a big challenge.Read More
Assembly Lines Automotive Suppliers Need to Adopt More Automation to Survive Austin Weber May 20, 2024 Automation and robotics are crucial to the future of the automotive industry, claims a recent study conducted by ABB Robotics and Automotive Manufacturing Solutions (AMS).Read More
Children Have No Place on the Assembly Line John Sprovieri May 16, 2024 Child labor violations have increased dramatically nationwide in recent years. Read More
Ford’s BlueOval City Begins to Take Shape Austin Weber May 16, 2024 STANTON, TN—Ford Motor’s Co.’s 21st century facility for electric vehicle production is starting to take shape just a few miles northeast of Memphis.Read More