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Henry Ford made history by inventing the assembly line, a way to mass-produce cars cheaply. Now his own engineers say the ...
The automaker is investing $2 billion into the Louisville Assembly Plant with a $30,000 EV pickup slated for 2027.
In what CEO Jim Farley called a 'Model T moment,' the company that popularized assembly lines is turning in a new direction ...
How Ford and Tesla Motors have transformed the automotive assembly line through the years.
The new GM patent describes how how the current assembly line conveyor system enforces a fixed sequence of assembly steps, thus preventing the optimization of assembly station use.
This was the first moving assembly line ever, utilizing conveyor belts inspired by Chicago meatpacking plants. After much trial and error, the Highland Park, Michigan assembly plant opened in 1913.
Meanwhile assembly line techniques were critical to the war efforts of all the major combatants in the First World War—a “total war” or “war of production,” where advantage went not ...
Electrolux has awarded Memphis-based Integrated Solutions a $5 million contract to develop its assembly line and conveyor systems. Electrolux has awarded Memphis-based Integrated Solutions a $5 ...
The traditional assembly line moves products from station to station on conveyor lines or overhead cranes. But increasingly, manufacturers are using Automatic Guided Vehicles as "flexible ...
At a press conference Monday, family members of Antonio Gaston explained that the lawsuit was aimed at getting to the truth ...