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SCARA robots have been the bread and butter of assembly applications.

MSP selected Adept Technology Inc. to provide automated wafer handling and sorting equipment for its MSP 2300XP2.

Boeing Co. plans to adopt air transportation as its primary method to deliver large subassemblies.

Cirtronics Corp. uses an automated optical inspection system from Mirtec.

A July MfgOutlook survey of 500 buyers of manufacturing services reveals that 58 percent of respondents will spend more money in August on manufacturing services than they spent in July.

According to the American Machine Tool Distributors Association, July U.S. machine tool consumption totaled $157 million.

According to the latest Manpower Inc. Employment Outlook Survey, U.S. employers expect to strengthen their hiring activity in the fourth quarter of 2003.

The British Royal Navy uses a multifunction radar developed by Alenia Marconi Systems Ltd. Timken Co. crossed roller bearings are used in the turning base of the radar systems.

Nearly one half of metalforming companies plan to increase their capital spending in 2003 compared to 2002.

At what point do we have to ask ourselves, "If they are making a profit from selling us our old parts, and we have not reduced our overhead, who is making money now?"