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TAS South Best In Show

What will be the best new product on display at The ASSEMBLY Show South? You decide!

TAS South Showcase

More than 150 exhibitors will be on hand at the Music City Center in Nashville, TN, from April 4-6 to display the latest in assembly machines and systems during the inaugural ASSEMBLY Show South.

Colorfulness, Product, Purple, Azure, Font, Rectangle, Violet, Line, Magenta

Localized heating can enhance the strength of clinch joints in high-strength steel.—Lubos Kascak, Ph.D.

Clinching High-Strength Steel Sheets

Researchers are developing ways to automate the process of recycling EV batteries.—John Sprovieri

Automating the Process of EV Battery Recycling

Systems integrator develops unique automation process to disarm mortar rounds filled with deadly mustard agent.— James DeSmet

Automated Disassembly of Deadly Weapons

Automotive tire, Motor vehicle, Wheel, Tread

A new factory gives a Canadian company the opportunity to rethink how heavy loads are moved on the assembly line.—John Sprovieri

Cranes Boost Productivity on the Assembly Line

Designing tiny heat-staked studs into plastic parts eliminates the need to clamp parts for adhesive bonding.—Mark Arisman

Staking Complements Adhesive Bonding

Cameras & optics, Flash photography, Hand, Liquid, Drinkware, Water, Fluid, Gesture, Finger

The new TOBI drive recess enables screwdrivers to retain fasteners without the need for magnetics or vacuum.—Markus Duchardt, Ph.D.

Solving the Bit Stick Assembly Conundrum

Output device, Material property, Peripheral, Wheel, Gadget

Safety glove, Workwear, Microphone, Yellow

In 2021, CRG Automation successfully completed an unprecedented project to automate the process of disassembling and destroying rockets filled with deadly nerve agents. The project was so successful that the Army came back with another task: Create an automated system to destroy mortar rounds filled with toxic mustard gas. Could CRG do it again? Photo courtesy PCAPP