In addition to the standard direct-drive mode, each tool configuration can be independently programmed to use one of the three available ETS modes.

New motion control technology offers compactness, connectivity, flexibility and power.

Customer-specific production requires a unique mindset.

New research reveals that 25 percent of global trade will relocate within three years amid economic and geopolitical instability.

ASSEMBLY magazine is seeking nominations for its 2024 Assembly Plant of the Year award.

Automotive supplier uses collaborative robots to install connectors and other odd-form components in circuit boards.

Since the BIL passed, state and local capital investment has rebounded and returned to pre-pandemic levels. The two-year increase in state and local capital investment as a share of state and local spending—1.6 percentage points—is the largest since 1979.

A major advantage of clinching is that it will not damage anticorrosive coatings on sheet metal.

The instrument can detect leaks as small as 0.05 standard cubic centimeter per minute—about 80 times smaller than what is typically possible with an air-based test.

Developing the next generation of manufacturing engineers requires new types of hands-on education. That’s why Purdue Polytechnic’s School of Engineering Technology (SoET) recently built a state-of-the-art facility that features cutting-edge production equipment.