SMYRNA, TN—A minor fire developed early Thursday morning in the body line at Nissan’s assembly plant here. Employees in the immediate area were briefly evacuated, and no injuries were reported.
FLORENCE, KY—Balluff has just released its new object-detection sensor catalog. With more than 1,000 pages and new products, this new catalog contains Balluff’s complete sensor line, including photoelectric, inductive, capacitive, and magnetic cylinder sensors, along with accessories and cables.
MOBILE, AL—Comau Aerospace has been selected by Airbus to supply the main assembly and test stations for the A319, A320 and A321 aircraft at the company’s new factory under construction here.
DEARBORN, MI—As part of its commitment to sustainability, Ford Motor Co. has added near-dry-machining technology to six plants globally—a number that will nearly double in the next few years.
CONKLIN, NY—Universal Instruments’ pick-and-place equipment can now be equipped with official tooling to place LEDs and other semiconductor products from Cree Inc.
ATHENS, GA—Caterpillar expects to have the assembly line at its new factory here rolling by Nov. 1, according to a company engineer. The plant is expected to turn out 20 tractors and 50 to 60 excavators per day. It could employ up to 1,400 people at the plant by 2018.
BOULDER, CO—Researchers at the University of Colorado have successfully incorporated “shape memory” polymer fibers into the composite materials used in traditional 3D printing, which results in the production of an object fixed in one shape that can later be changed to take on a new shape.
LUXEMBOURG—Germany won a decisive victory over the European Commission on Tuesday in its bid to preserve state influence at Volkswagen, after Europe’s top court rejected an attempt by Brussels to scuttle a law that helps shield the carmaker from takeovers.
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