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 | Select the Right Test Method to Leak Test Your Products
Selecting the best leak test method is an economic decision that balances the cost of meeting the leak test specifications within the conditions and requirements of production. There are several major factors that influence the right decision.
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Set Up a Torque Wrench Control and “Error Proofing” System
Bolt tightening is an important part of the assembly process and is often performed by workers with a torque wrench. A torque wrench is not only a tool for tightening bolts but is a “torque measuring instrument”. Using a torque wrench to apply the correct amount of torque to a fastener is a critical part of assembling a high quality product.
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 | Validate a UV Spot Lamp Light Curing Process
Since their initial introduction into manufacturing processes over 25 years ago, UV curing adhesives and coatings have continued to gain recognition as significant drivers for improved productivity and overall process cost reduction. In fact, they have become the preferred assembly method in many manufacturing industries.
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 | Choose A Single Spindle Fixtured Screwdriving Head
Single spindle screwdriving heads are used in a wide variety of automated applications to install fas-teners into many different parts. Screwdriving heads incorporate two strokes; the stroke to part, and the drive stroke. The stroke to part is used to advance the screw jaws up to the part. The drive stroke drives the screw to proper torque or depth (as required).
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 | Select a Robotic Tool Changer
Robotic tool changers provide flexibility to robotic applications by enabling the robot to change end-effectors automatically (e.g.; grippers, vacuum cup tooling, pneumatic and electric motors, weld guns, etc.). Tool changers consist of a master plate, which is mounted to the robot arm, and a tool plate, which is mounted to the end-effector. The tool changer passes utilities such as pneumatics, electrical signals, fluids, and more from the robot arm to the end-effector.
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 | Error Proof Your Assembly
When providing the best possible error solution for assembly lines in the fastening process, many companies look to “zero-defect” philosophy or “getting it right the first time.” What is the right way to ensure that you have the right torque, required amount of fasteners, required amount of load, and that your product meets end-user expectations? In error proofing, the five main areas to consider are: torque OK, bolt counting, joint OK, collecting data, and zero-fault fastening.
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 | Choose the Right Benchtop Press for Your Application
Whether your process is manufacturing or assembly, choosing the right benchtop press for your appli-cation is crucial. Options vary from manual arbor presses, to advanced hydraulic & electromechanical models that can be integrated with PLC control modules.
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 | Surface Mount Fasteners Onto PC Boards
New families of fastener types have been developed specifically for mounting to printed circuit boards (PCBs) using the same soldering processes that mount other electronic components. Surface mount fastening eliminates any need manually to place hardware on a populated PCB.
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 | Dispense Cyanoacrylates
The advantages of using cyanoacyate (CA) adhesives in bonding materials are well recognized, “super glues” having been in use for almost 50 years. The high bond strength of CAs and the rapid cure rate of the material without the need for heat, light, or catalysts have led to their widespread use in indus-try.
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 | Increase Output and Reduce Production Costs With a Benchtop Dispensing Robot
Benchtop dispensing robots are a cost-effective way to automate manual production processes that in-volve repeated application of adhesives, lubricants, sealants and other assembly fluids. By increasing productivity, reducing costs and improving quality, they can provide assemblers with a significant competitive edge.
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 | Increase Efficiency in Intralogistics and Production
Intralogistics and production processes are usually optimized down to the last second: No product should have to wait at any point in the process. The processing operations are highly standardized sequences with the goal of optimizing cycle times and lowering costs. But often, there is still a potential for optimization...
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 | Get Instant Changeover
The machine is an investment that may provide great return while it is running. But it is sitting idle while operators slowly make changeover adjustments. Downtime during changeover is an accumulation of minutes–and dollars!
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 | Implement a Barcode System
Over the past 50 years, barcodes have changed the way we purchase goods, transmit data, administer medications, and more. Implementing the latest barcode technologies helps companies promote the lean manufacturing principles of right time, right place, right quantity production, improving their operations for better quality and profitability.
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 | Use Sharpshooter™ — The First Vision-based Optical Sensor
When it comes to the level of quality that is acceptable in today’s manufacturing marketplace, one fact stands out. Advanced manufacturing assembly operations can only meet the requirements of these customers by making 100% perfect parts all day, all the time, and at constantly reduced cost and higher productivity.
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 | Use Standard Modular Components to Simplify Machine Design
There was a time not so long ago when engineers had to design automation systems completely from the “ground up” using basic unguided actuators. Shock absorbers, hard stops, sensor and pneumatic plumbing solutions, bearing rails and other guides had to be custom-fitted for an individual system.
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 | Use Automation to Become Lean
Automated production or, in other words, the automated transfer of parts, is always the "leanest" choice if you can cut costs and increase process reliability compared to a manual solution for the same application.
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 | Design Lean Cells for Flexibility
Becoming lean means more than putting together a few U-shaped work cells. It's a philosophy that drives you to reduce waste. To implement lean, you need to consider how materials, people and information flow through your manufacturing process.
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Select the Proper Fastening Solution for your Application
Fastening two parts together is the root of almost every conceivable production known to manufacturing. Whether it be welding, screwing, riveting, staking, or any other joining technology, fastening is the core process. All other processes, such as pick and place, testing, vision, etc..., are essentially supporting the fastening process.
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 | Increase Efficiencies in Assembly & Parts Picking
Lean Manufacturing is a discipline to eliminate waste in a process, operation or function. One of the most basic areas in which a Manufacturer should apply Lean principles is the storage mediums used for assembly and parts picking.
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