Picking things up and putting them down is a mainstay of any kind of manufacturing, but fingers, human or robotic, are not always best for the task at hand.
Gecko-like gripper aids semiconductor manufacturing
Testing unmanned aircraft systems
NASA, working with government and industry partners, is testing a system that would make it possible for unmanned aircraft to fly routine operations in U.S. airspace.
SecoWarwick to deliver equipment for recycling aerospace titanium in Europe
Seco-Warwick Europe, Poland, together with Retech Systems, Ukiah, Calif., have signed a contract for delivery of a comprehensive melt-shop equipment package to a new European facility for recycling aviation-grade titanium.
Dual chamber furnace enables simultaneous hardening and tempering
Lucifer Furnaces, Warrington, Pa., announces that a Red Devil dual chamber furnace has been added to the line of analytical equipment at Laboratory Testing Inc., Philadelphia.
ThyssenKrupp and Maxion to jointly develop aluminum/carbon-fiber wheels
ThyssenKrupp Carbon Components, Germany, and Maxion Wheels, Novi, Mich., announce a cooperative agreement to develop and market ultra-lightweight aluminum and carbon fiber hybrid wheels for the premium vehicle OEM market.