Engineers can learn how to launch and manage mixed-model assembly lines during a free, hour-long webinar March 2.

Head-forming technologies are finding applications beyond the automotive assembly line.

Suppliers have developed ingenious ways to improve the performance of benchtop dispensing systems.

Peter Dorsman, senior vice president of global operations for NCR Corp., says his company’s new assembly plant in Columbus, GA, is a "next-in-class" facility.

Systems integrator Arthur G. Russell Co. Inc. developed a high-speed assembly machine for a large medical device company. With a pallet-indexing chassis, the machine produces 1,200 assemblies per minute.

A funny thing happened at the Los Angeles Auto Show last month. Like a striking ingenue who steals the show from a big-time Hollywood actress, a pair of small cars from General Motors caught the attention of the press and the public.

Wolf Robotics now offers robotic arc welding cells featuring FANUC ARC Mate Robots and Wolf SmartPositioners. The SmartPositioners are available in single- and multiaxis configurations with capacities ranging from 2,000

Hit hard by the recession, assemblers scale back their plans for capital investment in 2010.