Articles by Austin Weber

Lightweighting has been a hot topic in the auto industry for many years.

A new generation of robotics technology will transform appliance manufacturing.

Yesterday, Volvo announced that it plans to build a new $500 million assembly plant in Ridgeville, SC. Will it be as innovative as the Kalmar plant was 40 years ago?

America’s No. 1 forklift manufacturer excels at material handling.

Projects focus on automation, robotics and aircraft assembly.

Curing adhesives with heat can reduce cycle times and boost throughput.

Traditionally, automobile dashboards and center consoles have been the domain of buttons, dials and knobs. But, those mechanical devices are about to go the way of running boards, hood ornaments and rumble seats.

Automated material handling vehicles are becoming cheaper and more flexible.

Robots and other flexible tools are now a common sight in aircraft factories.

At the Automate trade show in Chicago last week, the exhibit hall was buzzing with talk about collaborative robots. The next-generation machines allow robots to operate side-by-side with humans on assembly lines.