The 2024 Assembly Plant of the Year uses digital tools and advanced manufacturing technology to mass-produce dishwashers.

Multimedia Editor and Host Jennifer Pierce shares highlights from the ASSEMBLY Audible podcast.

Only one white goods manufacturer has ever received the Assembly Plant of the Year award: GE Appliances’ refrigerator factory in Decatur, AL.

Here’s a brief look at the diverse facilities that have received the Assembly Plant of the Year award.

SELMER, TN—GE Appliances is using an autonomous truck to deliver air conditioners and refrigerators from its assembly plant here to a nearby warehouse.

LAFAYETTE, GA—GE Appliances recently unveiled a revamped cooking products plant here that assembles ranges and ovens.

Water heaters are one of the least glamorous types of home appliances. The vertical metal tanks typically sit out of sight in dark corners of basements or behind closet doors. Most homeowners never think about the devices—until there’s no hot water. 

LOUISVILLE, KY–GE Appliances has opened an assembly line for making four-door refrigerators at its plant here, part of a $60 million investment in the facility.

SELMER, TN—GE Appliances is investing $5 million to produce vertical terminal air conditioners at its Monogram Refrigeration plant here.

LOUISVILLE, KY—GE Appliances, a Haier company, has announced the startup of a new $80 million dishwasher manufacturing line at its supersite here.