ROCHESTER HILLS, MI—FANUC Corp. produced more than 400,000 robots in 2015, a record high for the company.

Keynote speaker says leadership by example is the key to sustaining a culture of continuous improvement.

Sensors and RFID technology can be used to error-proof automated assembly processes.

EVCO Plastics is a custom plastic injection molding company that specializes in providing value-added engineered parts to manufacturers in markets ranging from medical to agriculture.

NEWTOWN, CT—Joseph F. Engelberger, an engineer and entrepreneur who pioneered the robotics field, died Dec. 1, 2015, at age 90. Engelberger was founder and president of Unimation Inc., the world’s first industrial robotics manufacturer, which he launched in 1956 and grew into a company with more than 1,000 employees before the enterprise was acquired by Westinghouse.

To function properly, the bearing surface beneath a bolt’s head must extend over the compression limiter to contact the plastic component.

Suppliers’ continually evolving and expanding offerings now include compact units with high clamping force and models capable of position sensing.

Both hot-plate welding and infrared welding are used to join plastic parts. One method contacts the parts; the other does not.

Product designers and artists share a similar trait: They love to create things. How appropriate then, that product designers at Chicago-based Morphix Inc. are dedicated to making high-quality specialty tools for tattoo artists worldwide.

As its name implies, Dynamic Robotic Solutions (DRS) believes in flexible, fast and reliable customer service. This approach has helped the company (formerly KMT Robotic Solutions) find success as a specialty integrator of robotic material-removal systems.