John Sprovieri

According to the International Air Transport Association, the global trade association for airlines, the world's carriers will fly more than 5.2 billion passengers on 40.3 million flights in 2026. Compared with 2022, that's a 50 percent increase in passengers and a 37 percent increase in flights.

Safer UV-cure adhesives head list of new materials for assembling medical devices, automotive displays and battery compartments. June 19, 2026

The instrument represents a less expensive alternative to helium-based testers. June 24, 2026

Manufacturers continue to struggle with a lack of skilled workers, and for many, robots are the obvious answer to the problem.

Ford is shifting its focus to hybrid vehicles and conventional gas-powered models, and it’s repurposing two new assembly plants that suddenly have nothing to make.

BYD might produce and sell more EVs than Tesla, but Tesla operates with significantly fewer employees and generates higher revenue per worker model.

The equipment needed to cut, strip, crimp and assemble wiring is always changing. Here's a look at some of the latest products.

Some 1,230 exhibitors displayed the latest technologies in robotics, automation, artificial intelligence, machine vision and motion control at this year's Automate show. More than 50,000 people registered to attend the event, which was held June 22-25 at McCormick Place in Chicago.

Regardless of the process, laser systems can be built as standalone semiautomatic systems, or they can be integrated into fully automated assembly systems. Wolf Production Systems of Freudenstadt, Germany, has been providing both types of systems since 1988.

To save energy and increase flexibility, engineers are increasingly replacing pneumatic cylinders with electric linear actuators in automated assembly systems.