Lean at NUMMI September 1, 2005 To remain competitive in the fiercely contested North American automotive industry, the New United Motor Manufacturing Inc. (NUMMI, Fremont, CA) assembly plant, a joint venture between Toyota Motor Corp. (Aichi Prefecture, Japan) and General Motors Corp. (Detroit), has rededicated its efforts in lean manufacturing during the past few years by applying key tenets of the Toyota Production System (TPS).
Siemens Invests $54 Million in Manufacturing March 4, 2022 Siemens said it will invest $54 million across key U.S. manufacturing facilities that serve critical infrastructure markets.
Industry 4.0 Presents Training Challenges February 16, 2022 Worker training will be key to implementing Industry 4.0 in manufacturing, speakers at a presentation said today.
Successful ERP Transition and the 5 Stages of Grief February 8, 2022 Large-scale operational transitions can emulate loss to employees who are comfortable with existing systems.
Why Seagate embraces ‘constant transformation’ February 11, 2022 AI software enables the company to capture relevant runtime metadata and put it into context to create useful information in real time.
Good News for Smaller Manufacturers January 26, 2022 Larger manufacturing enterprises have benefitted from smart-manufacturing innovations while smaller manufacturers have lagged behind—but that is changing.
Tide Rock Acquires Plastic Molding Technology January 11, 2022 Tide Rock Holdings, a San Diego-based holding company, recently acquired Plastic Molding Technology, a full-service precision injection molding company located in El Paso, Texas.
Manufacturing Adds 26,000 Jobs, Mostly in Durable Goods January 7, 2022 Manufacturing added 26,000 jobs in December with durable goods sectors doing the heavy lifting.
The Science of Diffusion Bonding or Joining together Dissimilar Metals January 3, 2022 Metal diffusion bonding is an essential joining method for achieving a high-purity interface when two similar metals require superior structural integrity. The process involves applying high temperature, and pressure to metals mated together in a hot press causes the atoms on solid metallic surfaces to intersperse and bond.
Eaton Receives DOE Award December 14, 2021 Power management company Eaton announced a $4.9 million award from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to reduce the cost and complexity of deploying direct-current (DC) fast electric vehicle charging infrastructure (EVCI).