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Manufacturers of knives and tools gain a competitive advantage by assembling their products in the U.S.

Metal halide bulbs for factory lighting may soon go the way of incandescent or T12 fluorescent lamps.

To function properly, the bearing surface beneath a bolt’s head must extend over the compression limiter to contact the plastic component.

Suppliers’ continually evolving and expanding offerings now include compact units with high clamping force and models capable of position sensing.

Every assembly line should be equipped with manual torque wrenches and screwdrivers.

New vision technology offers engineers a rainbow of options.

Midwestern automotive supplier uses servo-driven presses to install sleeves, bearings and plugs in transmissions on an automated assembly line. Precision and data collection are key benefits of the system.

Multiple motorcycle models are mass-produced in Spirit Lake, IA.

Cloud-based CAD software solves challenges of distributed design and manufacturing.