Japanese industrial conglomerate Hitachi is working with FANUC to accelerate the marriage of artificial intelligence with ...

ABB Robotics is expanding OmniCore EyeMotion with AI Robot Trainer. The tools are designed to help customers train, deploy and update AI-based robot vision applications without building AI models from ...

In 1984, Lockheed ceased production of the L1011 TriStar airplane and exited the world of commercial aircraft for good. For Lockheed, its latest passenger jet had been heralded as a technological ...

Design World is thrilled to announce the 2025 LEAP Awards winners! LEAP stands for Leadership in Engineering Achievement Program and celebrates innovative engineering achievements in product and ...

Several benefits are associated with the use of projection weld pins for secure welding projects. These pins are specifically designed for use in projection welding processes, which is a type of ...

Managing the six-axis platform in robotics requires special consideration when designing cabling systems. In the field of multi-axis robots, industrial integrators are faced with the unique challenge ...

Labyrinth seals are a common type of mechanical seal used to prevent contamination within a bearing system’s design. Bearings are frequently used in locations with prolonged exposure to abrasive dust, ...

The August 2026 issue of Design World examines Ford’s decision to bring back 350 veteran “gray beard” engineers to fix quality problems its automated systems couldn’t catch on their own — and what ...

At Design World, we don’t often focus on the steel manufacturing industry or the ins and outs of building data centers, but it’s important to pay attention. The explosive growth of AI data centers is ...

The September 2026 issue of Design World leads with cabinet-free automation, where Bosch Rexroth’s Joaquin Ocampo explains how mounting power electronics directly on the motor — rather than in a ...

igus has announced a self-supporting twisterchain energy chain for cable management on compact industrial robots with rotation angles of more than 600°. The rotary module sits in a sag around the ...

Most venturi devices are built around a single throat, where the effect is generated at one concentrated point within the geometry. This approach is well understood and has remained remarkably ...