This month marks the official celebration of the world’s first moving assembly line. On Oct. 7, 1913, 140 assemblers stationed along a 150-foot chassis line at a Ford Motor Co. plant just north of Detroit stood in place as the work came to them.
Ford Motor Co. and Toyota Motor Corp., the two companies that pioneered mass production and lean manufacturing, are each celebrating important milestones this year.
On Demand Our industry expert will discuss how conveyors can seamlessly integrate product flow into or through machines, navigate multi-floor manufacturing facilities, and efficiently manage multiple production lines concurrently.