HDT Global plans $4.2M Alabama expansion, creating 123 jobs
Made In Alabama News Center
September 27, 2016
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama – HDT Global, a maker of engineered products for military, government and commercial customers, plans to invest $4.2 million to expand its manufacturing operation in Huntsville.
“Project Pop,” as it was code-named, will create 123 full-time jobs at the company’s Alabama operation, which currently has 82 workers. The average wage of the new jobs will be $23.54 an hour, according to project information from the Alabama Department of Commerce.
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Honda makes 4 millionth car and engine made in Alabama
By Kelly Poe
on September 22, 2016 at 4:32 PM, updated September 22, 2016 at 5:59 PM
Just shy of its fifteenth year in Alabama, Honda Manufacturing of America hit a major milestone Thursday when it finished its 4 millionth vehicle made in Lincoln.
The Lincoln facility makes all of Honda’s Odyssey minivans, Pilot SUVs, Ridgeline pickup truck, Acura MDX Luxury SUVs, and the V-6 engines that power each of these.
“The commitment and dedication of our 4,500 associates has allowed HMA to achieve this production milestone and fulfill our commitment to quality for Honda customers across the globe,” HMA President Jeff Tomko said in a statement.
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3D-Printed Parts Could Help End US Dependence On Russian Rockets
Mon, 09/26/2016 – 3:24pm
by Megan Crouse – Real-Time Digital Reporter, Product Design & Development
A company working to end American dependency on Russian rockets has used 3D printing to prototype its latest development.
Aerojet Rocketdyne’s high-thrust AR1 booster engine is designed for heavy launch vehicles, such as the Atlas V. It was commissioned by the Air Force to replace the RD- 180, which was built in Russia and used on the Atlas V.
The same company that built the RS-25 engines for the space shuttle, Aerojet Rocketdyne, proposed the AR1 to the U.S. government in 2014, arguing that it could be produced in the United States relatively inexpensively.
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