SAN ANTONIO—Takata Corp. has officially opened its newly expanded factory here for making seat belt buckles. This photo essay provides a behind-the-scenes look.
AVON LAKE, OH—Ford Motor Co. will add Super Duty chassis cab capacity to its Ohio Assembly Plant here. Until now, Super Duty has been built at the automaker’s Kentucky Truck Plant in Louisville.
MEXICO CITY—Ford Motor Co. is planning to spend about $1 billion on a new assembly plant in Mexico, less than a year after committing $2.5 billion to the country to expand an existing factory and build a new transmission facility.
WASHINGTON—The National Institute of Standards and Technology is launching a simulation-based competition aimed at making robots more capable, versatile and collaborative, as well as easier to program.
JACKSONVILLE, AR—SIG Sauer will locate a new ammunition assembly facility here, where it plans to invest approximately $5.7 million and create about 50 new jobs.
INGERSOLL, ON—After beginning a hiring spree last November, the CAMI Automotive assembly plant is still in need of production associates and electricians.
MOBILE, AL—Airbus’ new assembly plant here now has six aircraft in various stages of production, with the first set to be delivered in the second quarter.
WASHINGTON—Workplace injuries and accidents that cause employees to miss six or more days of work cost U.S. employers nearly $62 billion in 2013, according to the 2016 Liberty Mutual Workplace Safety Index.
TOKYO—Honda Motor Co. and General Motors Co. plan to set up a joint assembly plant to manufacture fuel cells. The goal is to reduce the market price of fuel-cell vehicles to levels that can compete with gas-electric hybrid vehicles.
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