ANN ARBOR, MI—The Robotics Industry Association will host a free webinar Aug. 9 to discuss pending changes to the ANSI/RIA R15.06-1999 Robot Safety Standard.
WICHITA, KS—Spirit Aerosystems is preparing to produce up to 60 fuselages a month to keep up with demand from Boeing’s 737 assembly plant in Renton, WA.
DEARBORN, MI—Drivers of the Ford Escape may be surprised to find out there is a plant inside the door. As part of its overall effort to make vehicles more sustainable, Ford is making the vehicle’s door bolster from the fibers of the kenaf plant.
ANN ARBOR, MI—A free webinar will review robotic technologies for material removal, including grinding, laser cutting and waterjet cutting. The webinar will air Thursday, July 19, from noon to 1 p.m.
WASHINGTON—U.S. sales of machine tools totaled $473.9 million in May. That’s a 14 percent increase compared with April sales and a 19 percent increase compared with May 2011 sales.
HORN LAKE, MS—GreenTech Automotive has begun assembling the MyCar, a two-seat, all-electric vehicle, at its new assembly plant here. At capacity, the facility is expected to create more than 400 direct jobs.
LIMA, OH—The Pentagon wants to temporarily halt production at the Abrams tank assembly plant here as it plots deep cuts in military spending over the next decade.
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