Nearly 70 exhibitors and more than 800 laser-industry experts, advocates and practitioners attended the inaugural Lasers for Manufacturing Event presented by the Laser Institute of America. Attendees came from as far away as Russia, Japan, Egypt, Korea and Turkey.

For me, day two of this year’s Assembly & Automation Technology Expo was just as interesting as day one. It began and ended with learning about medical-device assembly and manufacturing.

Forget about the sophomore jinx. My second visit to the Assembly & Automation Technology Expo, held September 20-22 at McCormick Place in Chicago, was excellent.

The Spaceship Co. just opened a "factory for the final frontier" in California’s Mohave Desert.

Despite conventional wisdom that the South is the "best" place for manufacturing in the United States, the Northeast and West appear to be more cost-efficient locations.

People who work with impact wrenches and other vibrating tools risk a peculiar type of injury to their hands known as vibration white finger.

The advent of employer-provided health insurance some 70 years ago is now killing jobs for Baby Boomers, their children, and their children’s children. It’s an American catastrophe.

A humanoid robot named Elektro was the star of the Westinghouse pavilion at the 1939 New York World’s Fair. Compared to the whiz-bang technology being developed by today's engineers, Elektro is quite primitive. But, he’s a bona fide robotic pioneer.

What are wrist splints, why do people wear them, and are they a good (ergonomic) idea? These are the questions I’ll tackle in today’s Ergo Corner.

The 2013 June Assembly includes a cover story about new trends in electric tools, and articles about joining sheet metal techniques, ultrasonic welding, and ergonomic workplaces. Check it out today!