Walk into almost any fab shop today and you’ll hear the same story: “We can’t find enough welders. Production is backed up, and customers want parts yesterday.” Labor shortages, tighter timelines, and ...

FMD said its robotic welding technology uses automation, precision controls, and data-driven performance to reduce operational downtime and extend the service life of naval assets. Shutterstock photo.

A new kind of factory is coming online in China, and it doesn’t need people to run.

Robots have long excelled at repetitive factory work welding, picking, placing, and packaging yet they’ve struggled with the ...

Fairbanks Morse Defense (FMD) has announced the expansion of its robotic welding program aimed at boosting ship repair and maintenance efficiency for the U.S. Navy and allied fleets. The company's ...

A Louisiana steel plant has entered a new phase of industrial automation: live, on-the-floor testing of humanoid robot welders. Unlike ...

More than $17 million has been allocated to 44 Australian businesses in the latest rounds of the Defence Industry Development ...

Penn State and the US Army Research Laboratory (ARL) have introduced LAMAR, a large-format robotic Directed Energy Deposition (DED) platform aimed at faster metal additive research and process control ...

Abstract: In modern manufacturing, precision, consistency, and flexibility are critical for processes such as sealing and welding, which directly influence product reliability and durability. This ...

Robotic systems are increasingly being used to perform more complex human-like tasks that require precise position, orientation, force, torque and pressure control ...