UNITED STATES COUNCIL FOR AUTOMOTIVE RESEARCH LLC

Manufacturing Working Group

Welcome to the official Web page of the Manufacturing Working Group.

Mission
To identify pre-competitive common needs and collaborate on the identification and development of advanced manufacturing technologies that improve competitiveness and productivity of the domestic automotive industry. The group supports the activities of the USCAR Manufacturing Technical Leadership Council.

R & D News Highlights

Press Release: NEW BOLT-TIGHTENING TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPED THROUGH USCAR PROMISES GREATER REPEATABILITY

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., April 28, 2011 – A manufacturing research and development group of the United States Council for Automotive Research LLC (USCAR), the collaborative automotive technology research organization of Chrysler Group LLC, Ford Motor Company and General Motors, recently made breakthroughs to adapt highly repeatable aerospace bolt-tightening technology for use in automotive manufacturing.

The process, known as real-time ultrasonic control of bolt tightening, uses high frequency

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