Articles by Jennifer Pierce

MONTREAL—Airbus confirmed the presence of the raccoons but declined to comment on whether the incident led to production delays.

Mecademic has introduced what it says is the world’s smallest SCARA robot.

The American Welding Society predicts that 330,000 new welding professionals will be needed by 2028. Thankfully, automation can pick up some of that slack. Welding is one of the fastest growing applications for collaborative robots.

Detroit startup Aubo Robotics displayed its new screwdriving cobot at the ASSEMBLY Show South. The cobot is unique in that the screwdriver is fully integrated into the arm, eliminating the need to integrate third-party hardware and software.

PORTSMOUTH, VA—The goal is to accelerate U.S. shipbuilding capabilities by introducing a software-defined, model-based manufacturing approach.

Inbolt’s Guide-Now system uses 3D vision and artificial intelligence to enable a robot to locate a workpiece and adjust its path to the target in real time.

At the ASSEMBLY Show South, the Quality Show, and Adhesives in Action last month, some 200 exhibitors displayed the latest technology for manual and automated assembly; measurement and quality control; and adhesive bonding and dispensing.

KARNATAKA, India—The plant will produce the Airbus H125 civil helicopter, with an initial capacity of 10 units per year, and plans to scale up based on projected regional demand of 500 helicopters over the next two decades.

Modeling and forecasting can help manufacturers cope with tariffs.

MONTGOMERY, AL—Since producing its first vehicle—the 2006 Hyundai Sonata—HMMA has built 6.27 million vehicles for the North American market and expects to produce 358,000 vehicles in 2025.