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On Oct. 1, longshoremen went on strike for the first time in nearly 50 years. The main sticking point was, of course, money. Also high on the list of issues is the use of automation in the ports and its impact on jobs.

When US Digital introduced the E4T, a new, miniaturized optical encoder, the assemblers who processed components during production faced difficulties. To improve the operators’ working conditions and free up their time for higher-level tasks, the company developed a new system to automate a process that had always been done by hand.

Danfoss increases output and improves safety with fully automated machining line.

Rapid economic recovery, the tight labor market, and high inflation have shifted power to workers who are organized.

The presses stamp out 17 million parts annually with an accuracy of ±0.1 millimeter.

ROCHESTER HILLS, MI—The new M-950iA heavyweight six-axis robot from FANUC can lift payloads of up to 500 kilograms—including automotive components, construction materials and EV battery packs.

AUGSBURG, Germany—Kuka has introduced a new, higher-payload model to its line of SCARA robots.

PAMPLONA, Spain—Volkswagen has placed an order with Kuka for more than 700 robots for its assembly plant here.

Robots assemble large solar devices at a rate of one every six minutes.

Cobots are ideal for routine, monotonous jobs like machine tending, but people are often better at assembling small, precise parts.