Manufacturers increasingly rely on press-fit pins and connectors to quickly assemble simple and complex PCBs.

Curing adhesives with heat can reduce cycle times and boost throughput.

Part of the Bosch Group since 1951, Bosch India Ltd. is India’s largest manufacturer of automotive components, such as fuel injection systems, electronics and aftermarket products.

Plant layout is always a factor when designing and installing a new assembly line.

Traditionally, automobile dashboards and center consoles have been the domain of buttons, dials and knobs. But, those mechanical devices are about to go the way of running boards, hood ornaments and rumble seats.

DETROIT—General Motors has confirmed plans to invest $5.4 billion at its U.S. assembly plants over the next three years to strengthen its production capabilities and enhance product quality.

MT. HOLLY, NC—Daimler Trucks North America plans to sharply increase production and employment levels at its assembly plant here over the next three months, adding 580 manufacturing and 25 supervision, engineering and administrative positions by mid-July.

SMYRNA, TN—Topre America will invest $53.3 million to build a new assembly plant here, expanding its current operations based inside Nissan’s car factory. This expansion will allow the automotive parts manufacturer to increase production efficiency and create 100 new jobs.

DETROIT—Civil settlements recently have exceeded $260 million in a sprawling Detroit lawsuit alleging more than a decade of price-fixing in the automotive supply chain.

WEST POINT, GA—Investigators are trying to determine why an assembly line worker shot a co-worker at the Kia Motors assembly plant here.