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U.S. manufacturing activity expanded for the 12th consecutive month, while the overall economy grew for the 31st consecutive month.

It wasn't exactly an amazing revelation when an economist at the Bank of Nova Scotia reported that auto parts makers producing high labor content products will have an increasingly difficult time competing with the low-wage countries such as China.

In 2005, the Robots & Vision Show will be colocated with Assembly Technology Expo (ATExpo), to be held Sept. 27 to 29, 2005, in Rosemont, IL.

General Motors Corp. asked Crotty to institute an automated identification program to improve quality and efficiency.

If it's part of a well-defined improvement program, not an end unto itself, the low-hanging fruit is well worth picking. But beware, lest it turn out to be a poison apple.

The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended, provides for minimum standards for both wages and overtime entitlement, and spells out administrative procedures by which covered worktime must be compensated.

Two of the founders of Adept Technology Inc. have left the company and started a new automation company, Precise Automation.

Control system retrofits can save manufacturers up to 50 percent of the cost of a new machine.

The AutoGuide robot guidance system from Perceptron Inc. is being used by DaimlerChrysler Corp. to automate critical assembly operations for a new model of Mercedes-Benz.

U.S. sales of machine tools totaled $174 million in February.