KANSAS CITY, MO—Ford Motor Co. and the United Auto Workers avoided a strike at the automaker’s assembly plant here, after coming to a tentative agreement on a local labor contract Oct. 2.

HAGERSTOWN, MD—Volvo Group North America has installed 5,000 solar panels at its power train assembly plant here. The company erected a canopy of solar panels above its parking lot to generate approximately 1.3 megawatts of electricity, enough power for 200 homes.

Multiple motorcycle models are mass-produced in Spirit Lake, IA.

Cloud-based CAD software solves challenges of distributed design and manufacturing.

New design optimizes crimped connections to aluminum wire for automotive applications.

Thanks to a new technology, silicone joins the growing list of materials for additive manufacturing.

Continental AG’s long-term commitment to age-stable ergonomics pays big dividends to the company and all of its workers.

Ever-increasing internal and external drive styles give design engineers more ways to effectively transfer torque from tool to fastener.

Both hot-plate welding and infrared welding are used to join plastic parts. One method contacts the parts; the other does not.

As its name implies, Dynamic Robotic Solutions (DRS) believes in flexible, fast and reliable customer service. This approach has helped the company (formerly KMT Robotic Solutions) find success as a specialty integrator of robotic material-removal systems.