The National Robotics Engineering Center works on a wide variety of real-world projects for both military and commercial customers.

The reshoring trend is picking up steam. A new report provides several examples of manufacturers that are moving assembly lines back to the States.

Despite conventional wisdom that the South is the "best" place for manufacturing in the United States, the Northeast and West appear to be more cost-efficient locations.

A new process is ideal for permanent part assembly.

Thermal joining processes play a key role in solar panel assembly.

Assembly professionals are working harder than ever, but they’re travelling less. Almost one-half (49 percent) of ASSEMBLY’s 2011 State of the Profession survey respondents claim they do less work-related travel today vs. five years ago. One reason for that is the widespread proliferation of computer technology.

A humanoid robot named Elektro was the star of the Westinghouse pavilion at the 1939 New York World’s Fair. Compared to the whiz-bang technology being developed by today's engineers, Elektro is quite primitive. But, he’s a bona fide robotic pioneer.

If the results of our annual State of the Profession survey are any indication, assemblers are ready for a manufacturing renaissance.