Companies choose manufacturing processes -- such as job order, batch process, assembly line and continuous process -- based in part on the level of product individualization allowed. Manufacturers use ...

An assembly line conjures up images of massive conveyors rapidly churning out endless product units, but most assembly lines start much smaller than that, and growing manufacturers should know the ...

The specialization of engineering and manufacturing disciplines drove industry to formalize the cross-functional knowledge needed to re-integrate the specialties. The need for Design for Manufacture ...

Autocar has added an advanced EV assembly line to its manufacturing facility in Birmingham, Alabama. The company said the new assembly line will “complement the brand’s handmade heritage.” Blackstone ...

Ford Motor Co., which famously popularized the assembly line, has joined Tesla Inc. and other EV makers around the world in a race to find a different, cheaper way to make a lot of cars, and fast. The ...

Ford plans to invest billions in new electric vehicle production, calling it the company’s “next Model T moment.” Ford said Monday it will invest $5 billion into a new assembly line and battery ...

Ford said Monday it will invest $2 billion to transform its Louisville Assembly Plant into a factory capable of making a new generation of affordable EVs, starting with a mid-sized pickup truck with a ...