Manufacturing News

The July issues of Manufacturing News are now available in print and online: www.mfgnewsweb.com. Special coverage this month: Automation/Robots/Manufacturing Systems/Production Manufacturing; EDM Machinery & Consumables; Plant Safety/Worker Protection/Ergonomics; and Smart Manufacturing/AI.

Also read about upcoming events, as well as national and regional industry news and announcements, personnel appointments, and more.

Highlights in Automation: Industrial-grade cobots; CNC machine loading automation solution; automated sheet loading and parts sorting; and long-stroke grippers for EOAT automation with higher workpiece weights.
-Companies highlighted include: ABBRobotics & Discrete Automation; Lyndex-Nikken, Inc.; Murata Machinery USA Inc.; SMW Autoblok

Featured in EDM Machinery & Consumables: High-accuracy wire cutting; optimized grinding wheel dressing; high-performing EDM innovations.
-Companies highlighted include: KNUTH Machine Tools Americas; MC Machinery Systems, Inc.; Methods Machine Tools, Inc.

Plant Safety highlights include: Safety management software; strategies to reduce welding hazards; a pedestrian detection event dashboard; and simplified mist collection.
-Companies highlighted include: Safety Reports by AlignOps; Fronius USA; Hyster Company; Royal Products

In Smart Manufacturing: Accelerating program verification; agentic engineering framework for real-world physics; digitized and networked sawing processes; and tools for multivendor automation.
-Companies highlighted include: Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence; JuliaHub; KASTO Inc.; SYNAOS LLC

In Applying Technology: a tour of Toyota Racing Development's manufacturing facility showcases how the company combines advanced automation, flexible CNC machining and data-driven production to manufacture championship-winning racing components and high-volume OEM parts with the same precision and efficiency.
-Companies highlighted include: Toyota Racing USA; United Machining USA

Upcoming Events:
• AWS Welding Summit 2026, Aug. 5-7, The Woodlands Resort, The Woodlands, TX (aws.org)
• ASSEMBLY Show 2026, Oct. 27–29, Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, Rosemont, IL (assemblymag.com/the-assembly-show)
• 14th International Aluminum Extrusion Technology Seminar & Exposition–ET ’27, April 27–29, 2027, during ET Week, scheduled for April 26-30, 2027, Rosen Shingle Creek Resort, Orlando, FL (www.et27.us)

The U.S. industrial robot installations saw a 9% decline in 2024, while China continues to lead with over 2 million robots in operation. In this article, Myron Moser and Dr. Robert Ambrose, of Alliant's Advisory Board, explain a four-layer framework provided as a guide to help manufacturers maximize ROI in robotics:
http://www.mfgnewsweb.com/archives/4/70065/Applying-Technology-jun26/Maximizing-ROI-on-Robotics.aspx