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Hoosier Feeder Company has built a vibratory bowl that feeds plastic caps in two sizes.

Conveyor tracking enables robot to meet tight cycle time requirement.

ZURICH— Advanced manufacturing technology will play a key role as the automotive industry continues to transition to mixed-model assembly lines.

Mercedes is testing humanoid robots at its assembly plants in Berlin, Germany, and Kecskemét, Hungary, and the automaker plans to bring them to other factories in the near future.

Hikrobot smart cameras from Absolute Gauge Technologies are compact, all-in-one machine vision systems for image acquisition, processing, storage and communication.

A five-station rotary indexing system produces 350,000 assemblies annually.

When one integrator fails to deliver, another steps up to quickly redesign a failed concept.

BRISTOL, CT—Arthur G. Russell Co. Inc. (AGR), a leading provider of automated assembly systems, has acquired ProMATIC Automation Inc., based in Fletcher, NC. The acquisition strengthens AGR’s ability to serve a broader range of customers by offering a more diverse portfolio of automation technology.

Despite the policy changes coming out of Washington, EVs aren’t going away. If anything, battery power is here to stay and will become even more prominent on American roads.

SEOUL—Engineers at the Seoul National University have developed a gripper that can move multiple objects.