STOCKHOLM—Sweden has revealed plans to strengthen its 'total defense' and establish a new agency tasked with reviewing and evaluating defense activities to avoid wasteful spending or poor planning.
BRISTOL, England—Q5D Technologies Ltd., a manufacturer of wire harness automation equipment for additive manufacturing applications, has unveiled a robot that automatically inserts connectors into components made of metal, ceramic or polymer.
DES MOINES—A controversial bill passed by the Iowa Senate in the wee hours of the morning would loosen child labor laws in the state and allow some manufacturers to employ children under the age of 18 in their facilities.
COLOGNE, Germany—Ford Motor Co. flagship European factory here is testing AI-powered automated driving technology designed to enable electric vehicles to drive themselves off the assembly line.
WASHINGTON—A group of former "Rosie the Riveters" from Michigan recently took part in an Honor Flight to the nation’s capital, where they met with lawmakers.
SARASOTA, FL—Reshoring activity and foreign direct investment (FDI) job announcements in 2022 were at the highest rate ever recorded, according to the Reshoring Initiative.
AUBURN HILLS, MI—DESTACO has introduced a series of end-of-arm tooling specifically for applications employing small-payload robots or cobots. The tooling is designed for gripping, palletizing, machine tending, tool changing and tool extension applications up to 10 kilograms in total payload.
Every industrial revolution has eliminated old jobs and created new ones. In many cases, manufacturers weren’t aware that these new jobs were even necessary. To succeed in this age of Industry 4.0, manufacturers will need to do more than just develop a workforce capable of dealing with upcoming technologies, they will need to foster a workplace culture of problem-solving and continuous improvement.
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