Julia Hider

Sheet metal fabricator GTR Manufacturing wanted to add machining, but a lack of space and expertise held it back – until it found the perfect solution.

When a beloved machinist’s passing left his shop in his children’s hands, the three siblings stepped up, transforming the business to build a new future.

See how this mold shop uses polymer, carbon fiber and metal 3D printers to boost precision and productivity.

By working with its employees and its community, Win-Tech has found unexpected opportunities for employee retention and recruitment.

Can a machine shop achieve the effortless action of musicians lost in their craft? Continental Machining Company’s president thinks so.

Automation suppliers are focusing on compact and mobile solutions that can work around manufacturers’ existing equipment and floor plans.

The robotics industry faces three technical challenges as it moves from single-purpose platforms to a general robotics platform.

AMRs can provide a flexible, easy-to-use automation platform so long as manufacturers choose a suitable task and prepare their facilities.

A demonstration of an automated machining cell showed the power of combining vision systems, robots and AMRs.

AI and vision systems are among the technologies that will make automation more accessible to the small- and medium-sized manufacturers in the U.S.

Probing and laser systems, large tool magazines, and pallets with multiple parts increase spindle uptime.

As rms Company has gained experience with automation, it has determined which solutions best serve its needs.

JIMTOF 2024 showed manufacturing is adapting to electric vehicle manufacturing and adopting AI and autonomous robots.

Rego-Fix’s PowRgrip tooling system has expanded over the past 20 years to incorporate a wider range of tool sizes, as well as automation.

Gelsight’s tactile sensing technology could give robots more flexibility in the tasks and environments they can handle.

The new space includes a showroom, office spaces and an auditorium that will enhance its work with its technical partners.

Not only can Gelsight’s tactile sensor detect and evaluate defects, but it can also measure part features, surface roughness and even contamination.

Robots & Autonomy Editor Julia Hider joins Stephanie Hendrixson and Peter Zelinski to discuss how robots and 3D printing enable each other.

At Carnegie Mellon University’s Manufacturing Futures Institute, researchers use a test bed with AMRs and robot arms to study AI, safety, assembly and more.

At Mill 19, the site of the Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing Institute and Carnegie Mellon University’s Manufacturing Futures Institute, robotics data provides the foundation for AI and digital twins.