The world was forever changed in 1913, when Henry Ford launched his first assembly line for automobiles. The time to build a car went from more than 12 hours down to about two and half hours. Other ...

In early 2017, Elon Musk told stock analysts that Tesla Inc.’s goal “is to be the best manufacturer on Earth.” He’d get there by inventing a factory so dense with robots and devoid of human beings it ...

Automotive News reports that he factory floor of 2030 will hum with a different rhythm. According to a definitive analysis from industry experts, at least one major automaker will achieve a 100 ...

Bright Machines discusses how an ECO tool is used to quantify its manufacturing footprint and how the company intelligently automates assembly lines. With physical industries accounting for 75% of U.S ...

EMERYVILLE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pioneering the next frontier of manufacturing through a combination of artificial intelligence (AI) and industrial robotics, Symbio Robotics today announced its ...

People do incredible things with Lego bricks. They’re a powerful tool to turn any number of ideas into something real and functional. Cars have always been popular Lego products, but a machine that ...

What if you could save tens of thousands of dollars while creating a production system tailored precisely to your needs? Imagine bypassing the hefty $14,000–$20,000 price tag of commercial assembly ...

Bernstein analysts Max Warburton and Toni Sacconaghi argue Elon Musk is overusing automation, Business Insider reports, and that’s why Tesla is unable to scale as fast as it would like. “Tesla has ...

In 2017, when Tesla announced incredibly ambitious Model 3 production targets of 5,000 Model 3s per week and the beginning of “production hell,” analysts were wary. But Elon Musk insisted he could ...

Let’s face reality—the people in marketing cannot accurately predict the future. As a result, there is always a difference between what was built and what customers actually buy. Those with assembly ...

To achieve fast, accurate communications, ensure quality, and meet tight demands of major automakers, tier one supplier links Omron CJ2 programmable controllers via an EtherNet/IP network. For nearly ...

According to a new report from The Information, Apple has ordered managers to reduce the headcount of workers on the assembly line for the iPhone, particularly the final assembly lines. Apple ...