Three research institutes and four industrial companies have collaborated for two years in European joint research project called SmartDress to develop a fully automated system that monitors, ...

General Motors just announced a new welding process it already implements in some cars that allows for increased use of the lightweight material, ultimately offering improved fuel economy. Using a ...

Warren — General Motors Co. believes it is the first automaker to weld steel to aluminum through resistance spot welding, a technique it spent some two years developing and expects will save weight ...

In marketing class, the professors like to talk about the "first-mover effect," where being first may have more equity than being best. Indeed, Ford's PR department is milking its new range of ...

Spot welding looks simple and easy until your products fall apart while being delivered to the job site. When that happened to one contractor several years ago, spot welding suddenly took on a whole ...

At Hackaday, we’ve seen enclosures built out of just about every material. From wood, glass, epoxy resin, plastic, and even paper, all these different types of enclosures provide some interesting ...