SEATTLE—About 33,000 union members at Boeing went on strike Friday after they overwhelmingly rejected a proposed four-year contract with the troubled aircraft manufacturer.

Toyota Motor Co.’s flagship assembly plant in Georgetown, KY recently unveiled several workforce readiness initiatives with the goal of developing future talent and increasing the skill of current assemblers.

BMW engineers recently conducted a test with humanoid robots at its assembly plant in Spartanburg, South Carolina.

Ultrasonic welding joins copper sleeves to aluminum bus bars to facilitate assembly with threaded fasteners.

AUSTIN, TX—At the end of August, CELUS, announced the worldwide availability of its revolutionary AI-assisted hardware design platform that helps engineers find the right components for their projects through smart algorithms and the use of machine learning and AI.

GRAZ, Austria—Engineers at the Graz University of Technology recently developed a new process that enables adhesive-free joining of metal and wood components.

ROCKFORD, IL—Ingersoll Machine Tools Inc. recently began assembling the world’s largest telescope mount at its factory here.

NEWPORT, AR— NorthStar Clean Energy’s solar farm here will support the electricity needs of three General Motors assembly plants.

GREENVILLE, SC—For 40 years, Lockheed Martin has proudly called Greenville, South Carolina home, embedding deep local roots while contributing to global security. As the company celebrates this significant milestone, 

VICTOR, NY—New Scale Robotics has been named an authorized systems integrator (ASI) for FANUC America Corp., enabling the company to more effectively use its Q-Span automated gauging technology in conjunction with FANUC’s collaborative robots.