BEIJING—Chinese manufacturers are increasingly investing in robotics to overcome the challenges of rising labor costs and fierce competition from emerging nations in South and Southeast Asia.
CARLSBAD, CA—Systems integrator Automation GT has built a multistation automated assembly system to make syringes. Designed for use in a Class 10,000 clean room, the system includes robots, vision systems and dispensing equipment.
STONY BROOK, NY—Before the faucet maker RSS Manufacturing & Phylrich installed a machine-tending robot, processing 1,500 units on a tube bender using manual labor would take three days. With the robot, the same job takes four hours.
LAKEWOOD, NJ—Aquatherm Industries Inc., a manufacturer of solar pool heaters, has released a six-minute video offering a behind-the-scenes look at its entire manufacturing process: from molding to final assembly.
WASHINGTON—U.S. machine tool sales totaled $430 million in May, up 13.6 percent from April but down 7.6 percent compared with sales in May 2012. With a year-to-date total of $2.08 billion, 2013 is down 6.9 percent compared with 2012.
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