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There was no shortage of robotics suppliers at The ASSEMBLY Show last October.

ANN ARBOR, MI—Robot orders and shipments in North America set new records in the first nine months of 2014, according to Robotic Industries Association.

With the automotive and aerospace industries humming, our annual Capital Equipment Spending Survey predicts robust growth in investment.

Innovative EOAT—ranging from magnetic grippers to micro tool changers—provides robots with many helping hands.

ELY, UK—British systems integrator GB Innomech has built an automated assembly system that uses vision-guided robots to produce spools of film ribbons for security and identity cards.

BOSTON—Rethink Robotics has released new positioning software for its Baxter collaborative robot that will enable the robot to manage and adapt to changing, real-world environments.

HAMPTON, VA—NASA’s Langley Research Center has installed a huge six-axis robot that will be used to deposit epoxy and carbon fibers for making aerospace structures and parts.

Weld nuts are installed on steel plates or sheets to provide firm, fixed threads for a mating screw or bolt.

Placing a six-axis robot on a linear track can reduce costs and increase efficiency.

More market share is always the goal of every automaker, whether it’s based in the United States, Europe or Asia.