BURLINGTON, VT— On Monday, October 2, Electric aerospace company/aircraft developer Beta Technologies opened a new factory at the Burlington International Airport (KBTV) in Vermont for large-scale production of its all-electric aircraft, the Alia eCTOL and eVTOL.
On Monday, October 2, General Motors and Ford Motor said they are laying off another 500 workers at four Midwestern plants because of the impact on some of the United Auto Workers strike facilities on its 18th day.
Manufacturing engineers at GEA are making better data-driven decisions with fast and easy access to CAD and 3D measurement data
September 26, 2023
LOUISVILLE, KY—
Tasked with determining the best way to achieve next-level quality and productivity and assure the company’s future, GE Appliances leadership realized that using the same software to interface with different measuring devices, aggregating the 3D metrology data, and efficiently putting that data in the hands of engineers who need it, was key.
LINCOLNSHIRE, England—Staff at Lincat in Lincoln are on strike over pay conditions once more, this time for a month. Employees from the commercial kitchen appliance manufacturer on Whisby Road in Lincoln previously walked out for a week at the start of September, demanding an inflation-matching rise of 9.7%.
SELMER, TN—In August 2023, GE Appliances, a Haier company, announced a $34 million investment to expand refrigeration manufacturing and create 150 new jobs at its wholly-owned subsidiary, Monogram Refrigeration, in Selmer, Tennessee.
I’m all for auto workers getting paid, but the UAW’s demands this time around seem a bit much. I can’t see how the OEMs will be able to meet them, and I worry about the implications for the economy. The 2019 strike lasted more than a month, and a prolonged strike now could jeopardize the economic recovery.
SHARONSVILLE, OH—The Sharonville Ford transmission assembly plant is the second-largest in the world. It is indispensable in Ford's supply chain, making it a potential target as negotiations between the automakers and workers reach the next phase.
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