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Automated Assembly: Get Agile
Now more than ever, manufacturers need agile assembly systems.

by Jim Peyton


Lean Manufacturing: The ABCs of A3 Reports
The A3 process is a simple way of getting a problem, an analysis, a corrective action or an action plan written down on a single sheet of large paper, often with the use of graphics. Many manufacturers use it as a powerful lean management tool.

by Austin Weber

Plastics Assembly: Profit From Green Plastics
Bioplastics promise to reduce our dependence on foreign oil—and can save assemblers money, too.

by John Sprovieri

Plastics Assembly: Reducing Costs Through Compliant Design
Traditionally, automobiles, airplanes, refrigerators and other products contain a wide variety of rigid parts connected by joints that are designed to be strong and stiff. In the future, engineers will use more compliant mechanisms, which contain a single-piece flexible structure that elastically deforms without joints to produce desired functionality.

by Austin Weber

Assembly in Action: Advanced Materials Design Improves Printer Cartridge Assembly
Dove Data Products had quality and delivery problems related to the foam they were using in its Z-blade cartridge because the supplier manufactured parts abroad.

Assembly in Action: Gear Products Aid Actuator Motion On New Mars Rover
Forest City Gear has supplied 60 space-qualified gear components, housings and carriers to Aeroflex in Hauppauge, NY, a major contractor on the newest Mars Rover for the Jet Propulsion Lab.

Assembly in Action: Monorail System Streamlines Clean Room Operations
Medical device manufacturer Maquet Cardiopulmonary AG has optimized cycle time on its line by connecting assembly stations with the Montrac transport system from Montech AG.

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