CHATTANOOGA, TN—The automaker cited declining demand for electric vehicles as the reason for reducing production to two shifts and offering voluntary severance packages.
WASHINGTON—According to Deloitte and the Manufacturing Institute, almost 2 million U.S. manufacturing jobs could be left unfilled within the next 10 years.
MAGDEBURG, Germany—Engineers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Factory Operation and Automation here are developing an automated process for electronics recycling..
NEW YORK—
As a wave of Baby Boomers reach retirement age during the next five years, collaborative robots will help manufacturers cope with the skills gap.
The mobile factories are deployed on-site, where they assemble and position completed solar farm sections, significantly reducing installation time and costs.
SAO PAULO, Brazil—According to news reported by Reuters, Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer announced today that it is exploring the possibility of setting up a final assembly line for its KC-390 military cargo aircraft in Poland.
TOYOTA CITY, Japan—As a result, Toyota will temporarily close one of two lines at its Takaoka plant and two additional lines at a Toyota Industries Corp. factory. This disruption could impact RAV4 and Harrier deliveries, though Toyota is exploring recovery production.
Software saves time and money when setting up welding and hemming processes in a body-in-white assembly line.
March 4, 2025
PFÄFFIKON, Switzerland—AutoForm Engineering GmbH, a supplier of software for stamping and body-in-white (BiW) assembly processes, has released a new version of its AutoForm Assembly R12 software. This version offers new capabilities and enhancements for the BiW assembly process chain, in particular for hemming, process engineering, and process optimization and evaluation.
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