With the right tool changer, a robot can perform multiple assembly tasks quickly, safely and cost-effectively.

SCARAs perform pick-and-place and other operations.

Multiple motorcycle models are mass-produced in Spirit Lake, IA.

CAMBRIDGE, MA—Engineers at MIT have found a way to give robots more dexterity by using the environment as a helping hand. The researchers developed a model that predicts the force with which a robotic gripper needs to push against various fixtures in the environment in order to adjust its grasp on an object.

Several companies discuss the challenges and benefits of bringing manufacturing back to the United States.

Twenty years after making its first moving-coil electric actuator, SMAC Corp. has emerged as an industry leader in linear motor technology.

America’s No. 1 forklift manufacturer excels at material handling.

Plant layout is always a factor when designing and installing a new assembly line.

Systems integrators wrestle with the notion of flexibility in multistation automated assembly systems.

Instructors at Fiat Chrysler Automobiles’ World Class Manufacturing Academy (WCMA) have one goal: get every student focused on world class manufacturing, which is Fiat’s version of Toyota’s lean manufacturing production system.