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.
SEATTLE—Boeing has been granted a patent for a fully automated assembly system for making airplane fuselages. The system consists of six assembly cells, a feeder line, and a robot holding area.
JACKSONVILLE, FL—Stenner Pump Co., a manufacturer of water treatment equipment, has deployed a two-armed Baxter robot from Rethink Robotics at its assembly plant here for machine-tending applications.
IUKA, MS—Automotive supplier Hago Automotive Corp. is building a $10 million assembly plant here. The project is expected to create 80 jobs in Tishomingo County.
LANSING, MI—General Motors is adding a third shift and will create more than 500 hourly and salaried jobs at its Grand River assembly plant here to meet expected demand for the 2016 Chevrolet Camaro.