FREMONT, CA— The Elon Musk-led carmaker will dispatch staff -- in particular automation and control engineers -- to assist efforts to increase output in Fremont, where Tesla produces the Model S, X, 3 and Y vehicles.

MESA, AZ—Boeing’s Defense, Space and Security business unit has unveiled its new Advanced Composite Fabrication Center here, which has been purpose-built to produce advanced composite components for future combat aircraft.

ST. LOUIS—Boeing is investing $5 million over the next five years to expand the Advanced Manufacturing Innovation Center here. The investment will help fund a state-of-the-art advanced manufacturing facility, accelerate workforce development programs, and grow the region’s talent pipeline and technical and manufacturing abilities.

LEIDEN, Netherlands—Airbus has successfully delivered a first full-size prototype for the next-generation of wing technologies for its passenger jets.

MELBOURNE, FL—Dassault Falcon Jet has announced plans to create 400 new jobs and build a $115 million aviation maintenance facility near the airport here.

These eight ergonomic principles cover the most essential aspects of the layout and design of ergonomic workstations and flow rack systems. 

CHICAGO, IL—The 2022 award was presented on Sept. 16, 2022, at IMTS – The International Manufacturing Technology Show at McCormick Place in Chicago by Harry Moser, founder, and president of the Reshoring Initiative. The award honors companies that have effectively reshored products, parts, or tooling made primarily by metal forming, fabricating, casting, or machining, including additive manufacturing. 

As supply chain attacks continue to increase, securing the supply chain is at the forefront of lawmakers’ minds. U.S. President Joe Biden issued an executive order earlier this year that directed the National Institute of Standards and Technology to create guidance “identifying practices that enhance the security of the software supply chain.”

FLETCHER, NC—Cummins-Meritor will $17 million to expand its assembly plant here. The project is expected to create 40 jobs.

The goal is to reduce computational costs and accelerate Volkswagen’s adoption of quantum computers to develop battery materials that are safer, lighter, and more cost-effective.