This paper addresses the single-product assembly system design problem (ASDP), which seeks to minimize total cost by optimally integrating design (selecting the machine type to locate at each ...

An open-station assembly line that manufactures mixed models of sheet metal cabinets is considered in this research. The problem minimizes the total cost of the idle and utility times incurred in an ...

Researchers have fine-tuned the molecular assembly line that creates antibiotics via engineered biosynthesis. Researchers from North Carolina State University have found a way to fine-tune the ...

In today’s highly competitive manufacturing landscape, designing an efficient assembly line is not just about improving production speed—it’s about optimising costs, enhancing quality and maximising ...

In recognition of the National Association of Manufacturers’ Manufacturing Day 2021, let’s take a look at more than a century of advances in automotive manufacturing at Ford Motor Co. Ford founder ...

Lean manufacturing seeks to make clear what adds value by reducing everything else. Lean is clearly not a fixed-point objective; accelerating global market competition demands operational flexibility ...

Automotive assembly line designer Preh said it has agreed to acquire IMA Automation Amberg from Switzerland’s Feintool International Holding AG. IMA Automation develops assembly lines for Tier 1 ...

China’s EV battery developer Gotion High-Tech continues its global expansion, celebrating its latest milestone in new technologies this month. Gotion rolled its first battery pack off its new assembly ...

The 100 Ah Factorial Electrolyte System Technology (FEST) solid-state battery cell / Credit: Factorial Energy Solid-state battery developer Factorial Energy announced it has begun operations at its ...

It’s little more than a crumbling ruin now, a decrepit collection of brick buildings in one of the poorest neighborhoods in Motown, but the old Highland Park assembly plant was once the site of an ...