Assemblers at Kenworth's Renton, WA, factory use high-tech tools to build world-class trucks.

Molecular manufacturing promises to change the way many products are assembled.

Automotive manufacturers face more challenges and opportunities than ever.

Organic light-emitting diode (OLED) technology enables full-color, full-motion flat-panel displays with a level of brightness and sharpness not possible with other technologies.

New machine vision technology enhances assembly applications.

Ford's new Dearborn Truck Plant takes flexible assembly to the next level.

More tools are available to push the leak testing envelope.

Cabinet, door and window manufacturers slowly open up to automation.

Hybrid joining processes combine the best of both worlds.

Traditionally, metals have been peened by bombarding the material with tiny metal balls, or "shot," to induce a layer of compressive stress at the surface that prevents metal fatigue and reduces corrosion.