Articles by John Sprovieri

Presses for terminating wires have benefited dramatically from advancements in electronic control technology.

Jeffrey R. Immelt, chairman and CEO of General Electric, now believes that his company must rely more on manufacturing and less on financial services. We could not agree more.

Suppliers displayed a wide array of new technologies at this year’s Assembly and Automation Technology Expo.

Although the recession hit manufacturers hard last year, a few companies proved there was still money to made.

Perhaps the most troubling trend to emerge from our annual Assembly Top 50 report is a sharp decline in R&D spending among the country's leading manufacturers.

There’s more to the potting process than simply pouring a liquid resin onto an assembly. To learn more, we spoke with Matthew Griffin, an engineer with Scheugenpflug Inc. USA in Kennesaw, GA.

Delta robots excel at picking and placing simple parts at high speeds.

There’s more to the potting process than simply pouring a liquid resin onto an assembly.

The Small Business Jobs and Credit Act of 2010 promises to spur investment in productivity-enhancing technology.