Cordless tools offer many advantages for assemblers. Recent developments in clutches and battery technology make them more appealing than ever.

Colorado State University students from the Automotive Engineering Department, working on a robotic project, received help from Item MB Kit Systems Ltd.

A recent ruling by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has made it easier for an employer to test an incumbent union's strength.

FlexLink, a supplier of conveyors and structural components for assembly and manufacturing processes, has acquired PCT Automation Systems.

Nylok Fastener Corp. has expanded its North American operations with the opening of Nylok Southwest.

The state-of-the-art, 86,000-square-foot world headquarters for Advanced Motion Control has been completed.

The Supply-Chain Council (SCC) has released a new version of its Supply-Chain Operations Reference-Model (SCOR).

Boeing Co. could lay off up to 30,000 employees by the end of 2002.

Design Components Inc. will now be known as DCI Automation Inc., due to its acquisition by Coghlin Companies Inc.

Ismeca, a producer of tape-and- reel machines, is going to concentrate its production in Switzerland and Melaka, Malaysia.