Articles by Austin Weber

PITTSBURGH—Engineers at Carnegie Mellon University have developed an AI-powered tool that uses text prompts to assemble objects faster and more efficiently. 

ARLINGTON, VA—According to a recent study conducted by the Manufacturers Alliance Foundation, successful companies have a well-designed IT-OT convergence strategy.

FRANKFURT, Germany—Human-sized machines equipped with two arms and two legs are slowly making their way into factories.

PLANO, TX—Toyota Motor Corp. is expanding an on-site childcare program at its U.S. factories.

CAMBRIDGE, MA—Philips plans to invest more than $150 million in U.S. manufacturing facilities.

LOUISVILLE—Ford Motor Co. plans to build a midsized electric pick-up truck at its assembly plant here using a new production system.

Bonding enables mixed-material joining of battery packs, body panels and other components.

STEYR, Austria—BMW has ramped up electric traction motor production at its power train assembly plant here.

DEARBORN, MI—Ford Motor Co. plans to announce big news about its EV strategy on August 11.

BREMEN, Germany—Engineers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Advanced Materials have developed a process for optimizing battery management systems in electric vehicles.