Tunica, MS—On August 24, 2023, Southern California-based automotive company Mullen an emerging electric vehicle (“EV”) manufacturer, will hold an event to commemorate the first Class 3 vehicles rolling off the production line, ready for customer deliveries.

WAUKESHA, WI—Husco's in-house automation team designed a robotic assembly system that can produce more than 2 million solenoids annually. 

NEW YORK—The global market for contract manufacturing of medical devices is expected to grow substantially from 2018 to 2028, according to a new report from market research firm Reportlinker.com. Current market trends include growth offshore, particularly in emerging nations, and changes to the regulatory environment.

AUSTIN, TX— Tesla's stock has shot up 168.62 percent since the start of the year. It closed at $290.38 Monday afternoon, riding the high of the news that the first Cybertruck was finally built over the weekend. 

TORONTO—Canadian tech startup Xaba and manufacturing technology company Rolleri Holding SpA are partnering to develop an autonomous collaborative robot work cell for welding.

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL— A manufacturer of exhaust components had nearly given up trying to automate complex, manual welding processes—until it found cobots.

BOWLING GREEN, KY—The National Corvette Museum recently celebrated the car's seven decades in production with an exhibition called "An American Love Affair."

South Korean automaker Hyundai, which also owns the Kia and Genesis brands, is looking into expanding its all-electric vehicle building footprint in North America with a second manufacturing facility that could be built in Canada, according to Automotive News.

BETHESDA, MD—Lockheed Martin Corp. and Sintavia LLC, are collaborating to expand research on metal additive manufacturing as an alternative to castings and forgings. Additive manufacturing has the capability to improve efficiencies in existing castings and forgings supply chains, and provide parts with a higher level of detail and greater design opportunities.

STRATFORD, CT—The U.S. Navy has approved full-rate production of the Sikorsky CH-53K helicopter, a decision that is expected to increase production to more than 20 helicopters annually in the coming years. Sikorsky is procuring long-lead items and critical materials to support building full rate production CH-53K helicopters in its digital factory.