Some people think life on the assembly line is tough. In fact, it’s Easy Street compared with life on the front line in our nation’s war against terror.

The facility will have two highly automated assembly lines. One will be operational by the end of the year; the other will come on-line by the end of 2010.

Designing a medical device takes a long time. Designing an automated assembly system for that device shouldn’t add any more. Starting with standardized assembly chassis reduces engineering time and gets products to market faster.

Some real Detroit fat cats will soon be out of work.

With 3D vision guidance, robots can pick parts from leaning stacks, insert complex parts into assemblies, and even retrieve randomly distributed parts from a bin.

Lockbolts produce joints with high clamp loads and excellent resistance to vibration.

Almost all U.S. manufacturers offer health benefits to their employees, but the rising cost of those benefits is impairing their ability to hire workers, battle overseas competitors, develop new products, and invest in assembly technology.