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Robots Will Make More Robots at ABB’s New China Factory

November 7, 2018

SHANGHAI—At ABB’s new factory here, robots will be manufacturing even more robots.

Rethink Robotics Gets Rethought

November 5, 2018

Rethink Robotics, the pioneering manufacturer of the Baxter and Sawyer collaborative robots, closed for business Oct. 3, just 10 years after it started.

Rethink Robotics Shuts Down

October 11, 2018

BOSTON—Rethink Robotics, the pioneering manufacturer of the Baxter and Sawyer collaborative robots, closed for business Oct. 3, just 10 years after it started.

60 Years of ASSEMBLY

For six decades, ASSEMBLY has been the leading source of knowledge about tools and techniques for joining parts into finished products

John Sprovieri

October 5, 2018

ASSEMBLY was born in October 1958 with the name Assembly & Fastener Engineering. Although its name was later shortened to Assembly Engineering, and subsequently to ASSEMBLY, it was then, and is today, a magazine of ideas and methods.

Southwest Research Institute Creates Cobot Lab

September 25, 2018

The Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has launched a Collaborative Robotics Laboratory to deliver advanced automation technology to the heavy industry and manufacturing sectors.

Collaborative Robot Do’s and Don’ts

Cobots are the hottest trend in factory automation

Austin Weber

September 4, 2018

Collaborative robots are an important element of Industry 4.0 and smart manufacturing initiatives. Many engineers are intrigued by these next-generation machines that can control force and work safely next to people on assembly lines without traditional safety guarding.

Global Cobots Market Could be Worth $9 Billion by 2025

September 4, 2018

DUBLIN—The global collaborative robots market is expected to be worth almost $9 billion by 2025, according to a report by Research and Markets. The forecast pointed to vast growth from 2017, when the market accounted for little more than $420 million.

BAE to Use Cobots to Assemble Fighter Jets

August 10, 2018

BAE Systems is in the process of building an aerospace "factory of the future" at its plant here that assembles the Typhoon fighter jet.

Robots Rule at Automatica

The latest technologies for robotics and automated assembly were on display at the Automatica show in Munich, Germany, in June.

John Sprovieri

August 7, 2018

More than 46,000 manufacturing engineers and managers from 47 countries attended Automatica 2018, which took place June 19-22 at the New Munich Trade Fair Centre in Germany.

IAC Assembling Smart Auto Factory for a Flexible Future

July 31, 2018

HALEWOOD, UK—Auto parts manufacturer Industrial Automotive Components is rolling out a range of industrial IoT projects at its plant here that may serve as a model for the $4.4 billion company’s other factories worldwide.