The second industrial revolution was driven by Ford, and others, who created mass production and moving assembly lines.
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Enhanced production and operation of the batteries, including stringent screening of battery cells prior to battery assembly, and a new enclosure and venting system that should avoid overheating and the possibility of fire are the other components.
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China already dominates both production and capacity at the low-value-added assembly end of manufacturing.
They panicked at year-end 2008, closing down assembly lines and terminating tens of thousands of production workers of long seniority.
The expansion incorporates a fully-automated assembly line for air handling units and four production lines for ductless air-conditioning and heating systems.
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The ferocious seasonal rains that hit the country in October 2011 caused massive flooding which disrupted the production of hard disk drives, cameras, microchips and automotive parts and assembly plants.
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Mulliner keeps close records of each vehicle's assembly, helping the production workers detect whether any flaws were made and at which point.
The often low-margin assembly operations were hit hard by declining orders and rising cost of production.
Technologies such as the assembly line were less important for making production faster than for making it cheaper, and laborers more replaceable.
The Detroit automaker is halting production of the 2002 Chevrolet TrailBlazer, GMC Envoy and Oldsmobile Bravada SUVs at its Moraine, Ohio, assembly plant until April 16.
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