FANUC's High-Payload CR-35iB Cobot is The ASSEMBLY Show's New Product Award Winner in the Robotics category. Bryan J d'Ouville joins us at the ASSEMBLY Audible booth from the show floor after receiving the award to give us a rundown of what makes this lightweight, high-payload (eye-catching bright green) cobot an award winner and standout amongst FANUC's customers. For more information about The CR-35iB, visit www.fanucamerica.com.

Multimedia Editor Jennifer Pierce speaks with Kevin Konkos, VP of Sales with Launchpad from The ASSEMBLY Show floor, about Launchpad's product award winner, The Digitool. The Digitool is a standardized, modular automated assembly cell that learns and executes manufacturing tasks based on a product CAD file without custom software or fixtures. The Digitool can perform various assembly tasks, including pick and place, screwdriving, dispensing, laser engraving, labeling, testing, and even disassembly. Find out what makes The Digitool a standout product in the assembly machines and systems category. Learn more about Launchpad by visiting www.launchpad.build.

Learn about Toyota's vehicle development strategy and how TMNA R & D introduces new technology and systems directly from the source with Kristen Tabar, Group Vice President of Vehicle Development and Engineering at Toyota Motor North America Research and Development. 

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We connect with longtime Assembly Magazine columnist Harry Moser, founder of reshorenow.org. Learn more about the many facets of reshoring in this podcast episode and by visiting Moser on Manufacturing.

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What are the most significant differences between establishing manufacturing plants in rural and urban areas? What is the current state of manufacturing in U.S. cities, and why are assembly plants increasingly located in rural areas? We discuss this with Tanu Kumar and Audra Ladd, two experts from Urban Manufacturing Alliance's advisory board.

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In this episode, we connect with Dr. Olga Eliseeva, Project Engineer at EWI and ASSEMBLY Show 2022 workshop presenter, to discuss the fundamentals of her specialty and what her workshop will entail. 

Meet The ASSEMBLY Show's Keynote Presenter, Charles Wetherington. Chuck is the President and COO of BTE Technologies, a manufacturer of hi-tech medical devices for physical rehabilitation. He also represents almost 12 million workers and 13,000 small to medium manufacturing companies in his work with the National Association of Manufacturing (NAM). Chuck is presenting "Using Lean to Prepare for Manufacturing 4.0" at The ASSEMBLY Show in Rosemont on Wednesday, October 26th. Register for The ASSEMBLY Show here.