Scissors, duct tape and cardboard. These three resources, combined with a GoPro digital camera, helped employees at Indiana Transmission Plant I (ITPI) develop a solution to improve the efficiency of nine-speed transmission production. Before we tell you more about the “duct, paper, scissors” move, let’s explain a bit about transmission manufacturing. Gears are a major
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FCA helps students explore, invent tomorrow’s next big thing
No one knows what the future holds, but for several weeks this summer FCA opened windows of opportunity for employees’ school-age children to dream big and think creatively about what the future could and should look like. FCA’s Camp Invention and Invention Project camp invited more than 200 elementary, middle and high school students of
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Ram Truck Agriculture Season time to ‘grow’ support for America’s Farmers
Five years ago, sports fans sat glued to their TVs as the Baltimore Ravens defeated the San Francisco 49ers to win Super Bowl XLVII. Another memorable moment was on tap for fans that night with the airing of the Ram Truck brand’s “God Made a Farmer” ad. Inspired by a tribute to the farmer voiced
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Truck Thursday: 2019 Ram 1500 offers a bird’s-eye view for safety & security
How many times have you wished you had eyes in the back of your head? Not just to watch your kids, but to help you see when you are backing out of your driveway. Being aware of your surroundings, wherever you are and whatever you’re doing, just makes good sense, especially when you’re behind the
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Truck Thursday: A closer look at the 2019 Ram 1500 Safety & Security Systems
Have a safe trip! You’ve probably heard that a lot this summer as you hit the highways and back roads for new adventures, or just head out for a quick trip to the grocery store. Safety behind the wheel is your ‘job one’ no matter how long or short the drive. Always make sure to
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Truck Thursday: Ram Truck Carries It All With Load Security
Ram truck owners are people on the move – for work, for fun, for just getting away from it all. From kayaks to coolers, furniture to farm equipment, and everything in between, Ram Truck’s spacious cargo bed and class-exclusive RamBox are built to haul it all, and then some. But Ram 1500, 2500 and 3500
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University execs get exclusive tour of FCA testing labs
They went from standing in frostbite-prone temperatures reaching -40 degrees below Fahrenheit to embracing the familiar, Floridian climate nearing 110 degrees. After, they went back-to-back with a wind turbine towering more than 40 feet tall, far more powerful than the average jet engine. This was just a glimpse of what some top administration officials from Florida International University
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