ALLENTOWN, PA-Mack Trucks is recalling 75 laid-off workers to its Lehigh Valley assembly plant. The truck maker says it’s benefiting from improving demand for highway vehicles. MORE
CLEARWATER BEACH, FL-Automation promises to lower labor costs, increase throughput and improve quality. So why don’t assemblers take full advantage of every opportunity to automate? Learn strategies for automating all or part your assembly line at the Assembly Summit Oct. 18-20 in Clearwater Beach, FL. MORE
NEWTON, MS-Millions of Americans kick back in front of their televisions nightly thanks to 50 years of hard work on the La-Z-Boy assembly line here. MORE
CLEARWATER BEACH, FL-It need hardly be said that today’s economy is truly global. Japanese carmakers Toyota, Nissan, Mazda and Mitsubishi all have U.S. assembly plants and so, too, have their South Korean rivals Kia and Hyundai. What’s more, they’ve brought their suppliers with them. How can American manufacturers best do business with Japanese companies that have located in the United States? How can U.S. manufacturers successfully locate offices in Japan? Find out how at the Assembly Summit Oct. 18-20 in Clearwater Beach, FL. MORE
CHICAGO-Boeing announced Monday that it planned to ask the Navy to consider one of three aircraft models in the bidding for a multibillion-dollar project to replace the presidential helicopter fleet. MORE
KOKOMO, IN-Chrysler Group LLC will invest $300 million into its transmission manufacturing facilities here to build a new highly fuel-efficient eight-speed automatic transmission. MORE