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Austin Weber

Austin has been senior editor for ASSEMBLY Magazine since September 1999. He has more than 21 years of b-to-b publishing experience and has written about a wide variety of manufacturing and engineering topics. Austin is a graduate of the University of Michigan.

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Nitinol: Taming the Magical Metal

Austin Weber

February 1, 2016

Shape memory alloys offer numerous benefits, but cause assembly headaches.

Airbus Assembly Plant Lands in Alabama

Austin Weber

January 5, 2016

A new assembly line in Mobile is building A320 jetliners.

Additive Manufacturing Takes Off in Aerospace Industry

Austin Weber

January 4, 2016

Aerospace engineers are pushing the boundaries of 3D printing.

Automakers View Cameras as Essential Safety Devices

Austin Weber

January 4, 2016

For decades, motorists have depended on side view and rearview mirrors when changing lanes or backing up. But, the good old glass mirror is slowly being replaced by cameras, sensors and display screens.

Austin Weber

November 9, 2015

Students and faculty at the Maryland Robotics Center are developing a new generation of machines that are friendlier to small manufacturers.

Austin Weber

November 4, 2015

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

Austin Weber

November 4, 2015

New vision technology offers engineers a rainbow of options.

Austin Weber

November 3, 2015

For decades, automobiles have depended on 12-volt electrical systems. But, that’s about to go the way of chrome bumpers, hood ornaments and running boards.

Austin Weber

October 2, 2015

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

Austin Weber

September 3, 2015

Engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) are studying how robots and humans can work closer together on assembly lines.

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