By Finding Value in Data, AI Is Helping Manufacturers Tackle Difficult Production Challenges

Dec 8, 2025

Innovative companies are igniting strong growth in the global market for AI in manufacturing By Mark Shortt Whether they’re analyzing sensor data to predict potential equipment failures before they occur, or using AI-driven robots to perform complex, ergonomically...

Serial Production of Geometric Reflective Waveguides Is an Augmented Reality Breakthrough, Company Says

Dec 8, 2025

SCHOTT said it has become the first company capable of handling geometric reflective waveguide manufacturing in serial production volumes. RYE BROOK, N.Y.—International technology group SCHOTT, a provider of high-performance materials and optics, recently achieved “a...

New Process for Motor Core Lamination Bonding Reported to Offer Advantages Over Traditional Bonding Technologies

Dec 8, 2025

COLUMBUS, Ohio—Worthington Steel subsidiary Tempel Steel has developed a process for bonding electrical steel laminations which, when stacked together, form a motor core. The patent-pending technology is designed to improve performance and manufacturing efficiency in...

New Manufacturing Model Integrates AI, Robotics to Customize Production of Automotive Body Panels

Dec 8, 2025

Machina Labs’ manufacturing platform is reported to eliminate the need for dedicated tooling with each model variation. LOS ANGELES—Agile manufacturing platform developer Machina Labs has developed manufacturing methods for automotive body panels and accessories that...

Could 3D-Printed Metal Molds Speed Adoption of Lightweight Composite Materials in Automotive Manufacturing?

Dec 8, 2025

OAK RIDGE, Tenn.—Recent advancements at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) are reported to show that 3D-printed metal molds offer a faster, more cost-effective and flexible approach to producing large composite components for...

Next-Generation Cutting Approaches for Shipbuilders Are Focus of Technical Symposium

Dec 8, 2025

Attendees receive an in-depth look at plasma cutting, abrasive waterjet, and laser technologies/ HANOVER, N.H.—The toughest challenges facing the shipbuilding industry today—and how innovative manufacturing technologies can help shape its future—made for a dynamic...