Ford’s defunct Dearborn Assembly Plant (DAP) produced more than six million Mustangs for nearly one-half of its 90-year history before production ended on Monday, May 10, 2004. The 80-plus year-old ...

But whatever the motivation, this is an impressive and obviously very well engineered machine. Even the lighting is well considered. It’s almost as if it were made for show… Now, any self-respecting ...

“Data-Driven Thinking” is written by members of the media community and contains fresh ideas on the digital revolution in media. Today’s column is written by Bibhakar Pandey, vice president of ...

What if you could save tens of thousands of dollars while creating a production system tailored precisely to your needs? Imagine bypassing the hefty $14,000–$20,000 price tag of commercial assembly ...

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 ...

Overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) continues to gain in popularity as manufacturers seek to quantify—and improve—plant, manufacturing line and machine-level performance. Lean manufacturing and ...

Some joint-design considerations are universal; others vary with the assembly methods used. Each joining technique has particular design requirements, while certain joint requirements may suggest a ...

First assembly line in Highland Park, MIch. DETROIT - It began on Oct. 7, 1913, when engineers constructed a crude system using a rope and winch to pull a Ford Model T past 140 workers in a sprawling ...

We’re not completely sure why [Fraens] needs to label so many glass bottles at home. Perhaps he’s brewing his own beer, or making jams. Whatever the reason is, it was justification enough to build an ...

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Before computers and automation, cars were a lot harder to build, often requiring hard men and brute force to go from raw materials to cool '50s or '60s Chevys sitting on a dealership's lot. Back then ...