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The Sky is Falling—Not!
WASHINGTON—Two studies, two very different mindsets: Which will successfully lead U.S. manufacturing into the future?
by Adam Cort | April 28, 2008 | Comments (8)
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Danish Engineers Create Devices for Handling Objects Invisible to the Naked Eye
The most daunting challenge of automating assembly of very small products, such as hearing aids, is how to feed and manipulate tiny screws and other parts. Researchers at the Technical University of Denmark in Lyngby have designed a gripper and an automatic screwdriver that overcome this challenge.
by John Sprovieri | April 21, 2008 | Comments (0)
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Sci-Fi on the Way to Reality?
Researchers at Cornell University are bringing science fiction closer to reality. They have developed a self-replicating robot consists of independent motorized blocks. Their work has implications for space exploration and "lights-out" automated factories.
by John Sprovieri | April 16, 2008 | Comments (0)
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Beware of Swinging Pendulums
Several years ago, everyone was crying about all the American manufacturers closing their doors and shipping production to China, Brazil and other countries with low-cost economies. But, Mitsubishi Motors Corp. (Tokyo, Japan) has announced that it will soon begin exporting vehicles made at its plant in Normal, IL, to China. When the Eclipse sports car goes on sale in Shanghai later this year, Chinese consumers will be eyeing a car that was assembled in the middle of an Illinois cornfield.
by Austin Weber | March 31, 2008 | Comments (1)
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