Current trends in automated assembly require manufacturers to reconsider outdated processes and expand production capabilities. Here are a few pointers to consider. Markets for everything from ...

Krone’s state-of-the-art, smart factory in Ibbenbüren produces complex welded assemblies for the company’s tractors and ...

The 18 XPlanar movers on the assembly machine built by Automation NTH travel over 18 motor tiles to present the blood test kits to the various reagent filling ...

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Like a well-organized soccer team executing a precisely timed play on the field, linear transport systems deliver the coordinated motion manufacturers need for complex assembly tasks. A good example ...

In modern plants, robots are no longer confined to fenced-off welding cells, they work side by side with people, changing the ...

Automation is often spoken of, but it may not always be obvious what it really looks like in practice. Over human history, the use of tools and machines has had clear benefits, and automation ...

Factory Automation encompasses the manufacturing and/or assembly of parts and subsystems to produce a product by passing it through a series of individual machines or work cells. Sometimes called ...

Auto assembly is among the most complex operations in existence, and it requires thousands of parts, people, and machines to make it all work. While early automobiles were built individually by hand, ...

PLYMOUTH, Mich., Nov. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Adient (NYSE: ADNT), a global leader in automotive seating, today announced that it has entered into a joint development agreement (JDA) with machine ...