MILWAUKEE, WI — Rockwell Automation, an industrial automation and digital automation provider, announced two acquisitions, one domestic and one international, that will be finalized in the coming months.
BANGALORE, INDIA — CIS Global offiicials recently celebrated the grand opening of its newest power distribution unit manufacturing facility in Bangalore, India.
LONDON—During the past decade, collaborative robots have taken the manufacturing world by storm. ABI Research predicts that the human friendly machines will generate $6 billion in annual revenue by 2027.
Plastic injection molding, metal casting and metal stamping are age-old processes that form the backbone of manufacturing. Traditionally, there's no better way to mass-produce plastic or metal parts.
CLEVELAND—Engineers at Case Western Reserve University are working on a new research project to study, predict and optimize how robots will interact with human coworkers in factories of the future.
Engineers at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) have developed a faster, more accurate way for robots to grasp objects in cluttered and changing environments.
During a recent road trip, I encountered two bridges under repair. Both bridges had only one lane open, necessitating a way to alternate the flow of traffic. At the first bridge, that task was handled by two flagmen, one on each end. At the second, traffic was controlled by a pair of portable, automatic gates.
Today, GM's Lordstown assembly plant is celebrating its 50th anniversary. Although the facility appears to have a bright future, it also has a checkered past.