All electric motors generate substantial heat during operation. Managing that heat is critical for the reliability, performance and longevity of the motor. Thermally conductive adhesives are one tool for doing just that.

When US Digital introduced the E4T, a new, miniaturized optical encoder, the assemblers who processed components during production faced difficulties. To improve the operators’ working conditions and free up their time for higher-level tasks, the company developed a new system to automate a process that had always been done by hand.

Two of the newest soldering tools will be on display at this year’s ASSEMBLY Show.

Adhesive suppliers tackle a range of new bonding applications.

Multimedia Editor and Host Jennifer Pierce shares highlights from ASSEMBLY Audible's September podcasts.

MONTGOMERY, AL—First Solar Inc. has opened its new $1.1 billion, vertically integrated thin-film solar panel assembly plant here. 

OULU, Finland—JOT Automation Inc. and EID Robotics have introduced a system of standardized, modular, robotic cells that can be combined to create microfactories for localized automated manufacturing of products.

An innovative 3D printing method streamlines multimaterial manufacturing.

AUBURN, MA—PI’s new N-332 nanometer-precision linear stage family is designed for high-end applications in semiconductors, fiber-optics, microscopy, nanobiotechnology, metrology, and research on beamlines and lasers. 

EC-1015HP epoxy potting compound provides significantly better crack resistance than traditional rigid epoxies.