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Brushing your teeth may never be the same, because someone may be "watching" every move.

Boeing Aircraft Co. has used its unique low-cost tooling for composites (LCTC) process to build a series of eight 6- by 8-foot tools for prototyping 10 bismaleimide (BMI) exterior aircraft skins.

Sumitomo Wiring Systems Ltd. (Yokkaichi City, Japan) manufactures wire harnesses for automobiles and office equipment.

It doesn’t give dating tips or advice on the stock market, but a new washing machine talks and recognizes spoken commands about time, temperature, stains and garments.

Invensys Metering Systems (Ludwigshafen, Germany) uses KT 5 contrast sensors from SICK Inc. (Minneapolis) in state-certified automatic testing stations for calibrating water and heater meters.

Every year, products become smaller, and tolerances become tighter. And when you add in strict safety requirements, manufacturers sometimes need to find new ways to do business.

In some ways, vibratory feeders have been a victim of their own success. The technology has worked so well, for so long, that few innovative ideas have been introduced.

It's a lot easier to look good when you're managing a growing firm than when you're running a shrinking business.

North American manufacturing companies ordered 10,573 robots valued at $811 million from North American robotics suppliers in 2002.

Only one in four small to midsized manufacturers in the Northeast are pursuing lean manufacturing, according to a survey by the Society of Manufacturing Engineers.