The 225,000-square-foot plant — which is nearly empty now while it awaits equipment — employs about 150 people, mostly engineers and mechanics, and will be fully automated by the time production ...

LINCOLN, Alabama -- Honda's Alabama plant today marked the opening of a new engine assembly line that the Japanese automaker calls a breakthrough for its operations in North America. The $71.4 million ...

Aviation Week's senior editor Guy Norris outlines how Pratt & Whitney is pioneering the use of robotic and automated engine assembly in Singapore as the engine-maker steps up efforts to cut the number ...

Download the PDF of this article. When a company automates an assembly process, the fastening pins that will be used during assembly are just as important as the automation equipment. Two of the ...

A software-powered simulation for assembly behavior can compensate for the gap in automation by building intuition in the safety of a high-fidelity digital twin. The best way to align a screw is a ...

The design stage of a product’s life cycle is arguably one of the most crucial decision making periods, as 70 to 80 percent of the overall manufacturing cost can be projected at this stage. Engineers ...

Over the past few years, the consumer revolution has led to a trend in convergence of applications on a single device. The biggest example is the “ Smartphone” – handheld devices such as the iPhone or ...