Abstract: An assembly line for parts of electronic and other equipment having a plurality of assembling stations, each station including a conveyor belt for successively conveying articles from the adjacent station, a drive source for the conveyor belt, means for stopping each of the articles including a stop lever for engaging a boss attached to each article for stopping each article in an operating position, means for positioning each article including a positioning pin for insertion in a hole formed in each article for positioning the article stopped in the operating position, a picking and placing unit for assembling each part with one of the articles after parts are successively fed by a supplying device, and an assembly line base machine provided with an operating panel for operating the drive source, article stopping means, article positioning means and picking and placing unit. Shifting of the stations and reorganization of the assembly line itself can be readily carried out.