Production Equipment

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June 23, 2015
Famed automaker gains 600 employees, two factories and in-house expertise for forming and fabricating lighter materials.
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Nuclear power cooling towers
June 4, 2015
Can France save one of its leading nuclear power manufacturers and reduce its reliance on atomic power at the same time?
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May 21, 2015
The upgrade is part of $439 million in investments that GM announced it will make at the Bowling Green, Ky., plant.
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A worker inspects a car on the line at a Toyota Factory in ToyotaShi Japan
May 18, 2015
Nearing the start of its ninth decade in auto manufacturing, Toyota and its eponymous city remain an example of growth and opportunity for the country.
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May 1, 2015
Robots are increasing productivity, but not at the cost of manufacturing jobs.
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An employee at Ford39s Dagenham England facility works on assembly of a diesel engine Ford designs and engineers gasoline and diesel engines in the UK that go into half of all Ford vehicles
July 9, 2014
Sophisticated new engines are helping to power a revival of the UK auto manufacturing industry.
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March 11, 2014
Uncertainty stemming from Washington blamed for sharp dip in small business optimism.
Airbus used laser sintering to create a lighter titanium version of this A320 hinge bracket
Feb. 4, 2014
Airbus Group Innovations and EOS, a 3-D printing company, recently conducted an environmental comparison between a conventional aircraft bracket and a bracket produced using additive...
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Jan. 24, 2014
Southern California looks to strengthen its manufacturing sector as reshoring and increased productivity take hold.