Assembly Magazine

ASSEMBLY focuses on the methods, tools, and techniques used to put individual components together to create final products. We cover topics related to automation in assembly, including robots, conveyors, and vision systems, as well as tools for manual assembly like workstations and power tools. Our articles also explore lean manufacturing practices and various assembly techniques such as screwdriving, riveting, adhesive bonding, and welding.

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Artificial Intelligence Helps Make Titanium More Useful

1 week ago | assemblymag.com | Austin Weber

“We’re not just making incremental improvements,” says Steve Storck, Ph.D., chief scientist for additive manufacturing at APL. “We discovered processing conditions that pushed performance beyond what was thought possible. We’re finding entirely new ways to process these materials, unlocking capabilities that weren’t previously considered.”Storck and his colleagues are focusing their R&D efforts on Ti-6Al-4V, a titanium alloy known for its high strength and low weight.
General Motors Plans to Invest in Domestic EV Manufacturing

2 weeks ago | assemblymag.com | Austin Weber

DETROIT—General Motors expects to invest $4 billion over the next two years at three U.S. assembly plants in Kansas, Michigan and Tennessee. Two of the facilities will produce both gas- and battery-powered vehicles. Fairfax Assembly in Kansas City is scheduled to begin building the Chevrolet Bolt by the end of this year. In addition, the facility is expected to assemble other small next-generation EVs in the near future. Beginning in mid-2027, it will also make the gas-powered Chevrolet Equinox SUV.
Chrysler Turns 100

2 weeks ago | assemblymag.com | Austin Weber

During the decades that followed, Chrysler became renowned for its engineering prowess. The company pioneered things such as automatic transmissions, hydraulic four-wheel brakes, streamlined bodies, supercharged engines and turbine power trains. And, along the way, it made everything from muscle cars to minivans, in addition to air conditioners, boats, rockets and tanks.
Renault Invests in Humanoid Robot Maker

2 weeks ago | assemblymag.com | Austin Weber

PARIS—Renault Group is the latest automaker to express an interest in using humanoid robots for assembly line applications. The automaker has formed a strategic partnership with Wandercraft, a start-up company that has developed self-balancing exoskeletons and a bipedal machine called Calvin. The goal of the initiative is to develop a family of next-generation robots for use in Renault’s manufacturing operations.
GM Battery Exec Gets an Up-Close Look at the Assembly Process

3 weeks ago | assemblymag.com | Austin Weber

IndustriesAutonomous & Electric MobilityAutomotive AssemblyAssembly and TestingAV/EM NewsElectrification DETROIT—Kurt Kelty, vice president of battery, propulsion and sustainability at General Motors, recently visited the automaker’s Factory ZERO here to try his hand at assembling battery packs. The facility is GM’s flagship EV facility that assembles electric versions of the Cadillac Escalade, Chevrolet Silverado, GMC Hummer and GMC Sierra.
New Volvo EV to Feature High-Tech Seat Belts

3 weeks ago | assemblymag.com | Austin Weber

GOTHENBURG, Sweden—Engineers at Volvo Cars have developed a next-generation seat belt system that will be used on the automaker’s EX60 electric vehicle, which is scheduled to debut next year as a competitor to Tesla’s Model Y. The multi-adaptive safety belt is designed to adapt to traffic variations and the person wearing it, thanks to real-time data from the car’s advanced sensors.
Orbic Electronics to Reshore Production to Long Island

3 weeks ago | assemblymag.com | Austin Weber

HAUPPAUGE, NY— Orbic Electronics Manufacturing LLC is building a new facility here to reshore production from China and India. The $110 million investment is “in response to global supply chain challenges and increasing demand for domestically produced technology.”Orbic builds a variety of 4G and 5G connected devices, including laptop computers, routers, smartphones, smart watches and tablets.
How to Error-Proof the Dispensing Process

3 weeks ago | assemblymag.com | Austin Weber

TechnologiesAdhesives & Dispensing Assembly No matter what type of product is being assembled, mistakes happen. Rather than pointing a finger at who caused the mistake, it’s important to understand how the mistake can be avoided in the future. To ensure the quality of joints assembled with threaded fasteners, engineers can measure torque and angle. To ensure the quality of press-fits, engineers can measure force and distance.
New U.S. Coin Honors the Moving Assembly Line

3 weeks ago | assemblymag.com | Austin Weber

Automotive Assembly WASHINGTON—The United States Mint has issued a commemorative $1 coin that honors the moving assembly line. The Michigan American Innovation coin depicts an early 1930s-era factory where a team of auto workers are lowering a body onto a chassis. It’s part of a multi-year series of coins that pay homage to American ingenuity and celebrate the pioneering efforts of individuals or groups from all 50 states.
Fuel Cell Breakthrough Could Spur Electric Aviation Applications

3 weeks ago | assemblymag.com | Austin Weber

The fuel is liquid sodium metal, an inexpensive and widely available commodity. The other side of the cell is just ordinary air, which serves as a source of oxygen atoms. In between, a layer of solid ceramic material serves as the electrolyte, allowing sodium ions to pass freely through. A porous air-facing electrode helps the sodium chemically react with oxygen and produce electricity.