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Here’s a look at some of the latest motion control devices.

GETAFE, Spain—A new manufacturing process enables carbon nanotubes to conduct electricity comparable to aluminum and copper.

CAMBRIDGE, England—The humanoid robot industry is entering an early commercialization phase, with adoption expected to scale first in industrial environments.

TOKYO—Sumitomo Electric Industries recently developed biomass electrical wire that uses insulation material derived from discarded scallop shells.

ITZEHOE, Germany—Engineers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Silicon Technology recently developed a system that enables close collaboration between humans and robots.

This approach can be used to predict the mechanism of self-loosening of bolted joints without additional tests, and it is possible to make predictions with very low error rates using AI, which promises to reduce the costs associated with testing new bolted joint designs.

The Meditec series from PIA Automation includes cells for manual, semiautomatic and fully automatic assembly.

Following the introduction of CADDi, Subaru succeeded in reducing the time spent on drawing searches by several hundred hours per month.

The MEP is a program administered by the National Institute of Standards and Technology. The program’s mission is to strengthen and empower small and medium-sized U.S. manufacturers.

For engineers and operations managers seeking to improve production performance, selecting the right throughput metrics is critical. This article outlines practical measurement approaches to help monitor, diagnose and improve your manufacturing operations.