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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.

Servo presses are more energy efficient than pneumatic or hydraulic presses.—Alexander Müller

Servo Presses Save Energy and Improve Quality

A new technique for self-pierce riveting shows promise for joining mixed-material assemblies for EVs.
— Rafael M. Afonso, Ph.D.

Double-Sided Self-Pierce Riveting

Artificial intelligence technology can streamline inspection applications.
— Austin Weber

AI Augments Machine Vision

HNI Corp. improves average on-time and complete shipment rates by 20 percent.—Jodi Bart Holzband

Software Enables Furniture Manufacturer to Optimize Inventory

Intelligent digital work instructions revolutionize training for distributors and electricians.—Jodi Bart Holzband

Educating the Next Generation of Skilled Workers

A fully automated system dispenses and cures masking material for jet engine components.—Steve Yeomans

Aerospace Assembler Saves Time With UV-Cure Masking

Bicycle tire, Audio equipment, Input device

Extra-long, thin wings stabilized by diagonal struts could make future commercial airliners lighter than traditional designs. Read more in Austin Weber's aerospace assembly feature. Photo courtesy Boeing Corp.