The BMW Group is using generative design software and additive manufacturing to make production parts at an industrial scale.

MyAppCafé is a fully automated robotic barista. The machine is the brainchild of caterer and entrepreneur Michael Stille of Karlsruhe, Germany, who envisioned a fully automated system for vending coffee at catered events and trade shows.

General Motors has announced that its Factory ZERO has become the first automotive plant in the U.S. to install dedicated 5G fixed mobile network technology.

Ashley Furniture Industries Inc. has installed 28,776 solar panels on the roof of its assembly plant in Leesport, PA. The panels will produce more than 9,630,600 kilowatt-hours of electricity per year.

Daimler Truck has created a new subsidiary, Daimler Truck Fuel Cell, to mass-produce fuel cells for heavy trucks, energy storage and other applications.

Visumatic Industrial Products has built a robotic cell for installing clips in large automotive parts.

Face masks are in short supply, but a new "factory in a box" designed by systems integrator Mikron could solve the problem.

Fifteen years ago, Deere & Co. engineers mostly used 3D printing to make prototypes of plastic parts.

Lanco Integrated has completed an assembly system to produce components for coronavirus test kits.

SPIROL has introduced a new series of molded-in inserts for plastic assemblies. The rugged design of the Series 63 through-hole inserts and Series 65 blind-end inserts