2025 April

Assembly eMagazine

The 2025 April Assembly features our cover story, "Caterpillar — A Century on Track".

Caterpillar—A Century on Track

The construction equipment giant’s assembly lines have crawled through decades of progress.

Austin Weber

March 27, 2025

During the last 100 years, Caterpillar has grown and prospered by subscribing to a unique philosophy of vertical integration, globalization, lean production processes, high quality products and state-of-the-art metal fabrication technology.

New Fastening Tools Prevent Defects

John Sprovieri

April 2, 2025

The ASSEMBLY Show South will host dozens of suppliers offering the latest fastening technology.

The Assembly Show South

Nominees for Best in Show at Assembly, Quality and Adhesive Shows

John Sprovieri

April 1, 2025

Nominees include a flexible gripper, a nutrunners for cobots and no-code MES software.

SCARA Robots Assemble Automotive Component

John Sprovieri

March 24, 2025

A five-station rotary indexing system produces 350,000 assemblies annually.

Training Improves Ergonomics at Window Manufacturer

Yulia Pastukhova

March 19, 2025

Window manufacturer saves $600,000 through health and wellness program.

mk North America's GUF-P 2000 series conveyor

New Products for Material Handling

John Sprovieri

March 19, 2025

An array of new products promise to make material handling safer, more efficient, and more ergonomic.

Two U.S. Factories Named ‘Global Lighthouses’ for Manufacturing Innovation

John Sprovieri

March 28, 2025

In January, the World Economic Forum added 17 manufacturing facilities to its Global Lighthouse Network. Two of the new Lighthouse facilities are in the United States: the Novelis aluminum factory in Uhrichsville, OH, and Nucor Corp.’s steel mill in Sedalia, MO.

Machine Builder Saves the Day for Pharmaceutical Company

John Sprovieri

March 18, 2025

When one integrator fails to deliver, another steps up to quickly redesign a failed concept.

Assembly Lines

Hyundai 5G Technology Enables ‘Smart’ Manufacturing

Austin Weber

April 8, 2025

SEOUL— Hyundai Motor Group recently completed a successful pilot project for private 5G connectivity technology.

Assembly Lines

Flexible, Connected ‘Smart Factories' Are Vital to Mixed-Model Auto Assembly

Austin Weber

April 7, 2025

ZURICH— Advanced manufacturing technology will play a key role as the automotive industry continues to transition to mixed-model assembly lines.

Assembly Lines

Smart, Energy-Efficient Robotic Gripper Cuts Production Costs

Austin Weber

April 4, 2025

SAARBRUCKEN, Germany— Engineers at Saarland University recently used lightweight, shape-memory materials to create a non-pneumatic robotic gripper.

Assembly Lines

Apple to Invest Billions in U.S. Manufacturing

Austin Weber

April 3, 2025

CUPERTINO, CA— Apple Inc. plans to invest more than $500 billion in America over the next four years.

See It at the Show

Smart Cameras Leverage AI to Improve Inspection

John Sprovieri

March 26, 2025

Hikrobot smart cameras from Absolute Gauge Technologies are compact, all-in-one machine vision systems for image acquisition, processing, storage and communication.

UV-8675 acrylated urethane adhesive from EpoxySet

New & Noteworthy

New Adhesive Bonding Technology

John Sprovieri

March 25, 2025

Here’s a look at three new adhesives and a device for curing them.

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On Demand In this presentation, Dr. Herman Tang shares practical insights from his industry experience and research on buffer management in manufacturing operations.

Assembly eMagazine

2025 April

Cover Story

Caterpillar—A Century on Track

Features

New Fastening Tools Prevent Defects

Nominees for Best in Show at Assembly, Quality and Adhesive Shows

SCARA Robots Assemble Automotive Component

Training Improves Ergonomics at Window Manufacturer

New Products for Material Handling

Columns

Two U.S. Factories Named ‘Global Lighthouses’ for Manufacturing Innovation

Departments

Machine Builder Saves the Day for Pharmaceutical Company

Hyundai 5G Technology Enables ‘Smart’ Manufacturing

Flexible, Connected ‘Smart Factories' Are Vital to Mixed-Model Auto Assembly

Smart, Energy-Efficient Robotic Gripper Cuts Production Costs

Apple to Invest Billions in U.S. Manufacturing

Smart Cameras Leverage AI to Improve Inspection

New Adhesive Bonding Technology

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