PONTIAC, MI-The Detroit News is reporting that a robot killed a 46-year-old man by pulling him into some machinery at a press plant owned by automotive supplier HydroDynamic Technologies Inc.
ANN ARBOR, MI-The Robotic Industries Association (RIA) is now accepting nominations for the 2007 Engelberger Robotics Awards, to be presented in Rosemont, IL, during the 38th International Symposium on Robotics and International Robots & Vision Show, June 12-14, 2007.
SEOUL, South Korea-Kia Motors Corp. has begun construction on its first-ever U.S. manufacturing facility, in West Point, GA. The $1 billion automotive assembly plant is central to Kia's long-term plans to increase North American sales to around 650,000 vehicles by 2010.
ORLANDO, FL-After years at Chicago's Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, the Surface Mount Technology Association (SMTA, Edina, MN) is moving its annual international conference and trade show to Orlando in 2007.
WASHINGTON-The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) is praising a new certification program for skilled "production technicians" developed by the Manufacturing Skills Standards Council (MSSC).
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA-STIHL Inc. has begun construction of a new 60,000-square-foot Virginia Beach manufacturing facility, part of a continuing $78.4 million capital investment program expected to add approximately 400 new jobs to the region.
SOUTHFIELD, MI-According to Lear Corp., the company's net sales are down by about $300 million over the past year because of cutbacks on the part of its major automotive customers.
TOKYO-Electronics manufacturer Sharp Corp. has opened an LCD television screen plant in Kameyama, Japan, which the company says sets a new standard in terms of environmentalism.
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