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Assembly in Action: Robots Provide Chinese Automaker With Faster, Stronger Welding

May 01, 2012

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Opened in August 2011 to international acclaim, the new Great Wall Motors’ (GWM) automotive plant in Tianjin, China, produces 250,000 vehicles per year.

Assembly in Action: FDM the Creative Heartbeat of Medical Device Company

May 01, 2012

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Acist (Advanced Contrast Imaging System Technology) is a medical device company that specializes in developing con-trast injection systems for use in cardiology and radiology.

Assembly in Action: Laser System Leaves Impressive Marks on U.S. Military

May 01, 2012

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Early in 2011, Bruce O’Neill made an important decision for Detroit-based Focus: HOPE’s Center for Advance Technolo-gies.

Assembly in Action: Process Planning Improves Volvo’s Manufacturing Flexibility

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The software manages, plans and simulates production processes.

Assembly in Action: Eaton Conveys Efficiency Throughout its Nebraska Plant

April 02, 2012

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Eaton Corp. produces more than 1 million engine valves per day for nearly every automaker and engine manufacturer in the world. One of the company’s largest manufacturing facilities, located in Kearney, NE, supplies highly engineered valves that increase fuel economy, improve efficiency and boost performance.

Assembly in Action: Servo Drives Ease Integration of Welding Robots

April 02, 2012

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Designing and manufacturing high-bay warehouses is a specialty of SSI Schäfer, a German international logistics compa-ny. These warehouses feature welded steel beams that are used as horizontal load carriers in shelving systems.

Assembly in Action: Lean Approach to Work Flow Delivers Numerous Benefits

April 02, 2012

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Every day, Ossur Americas assem-bles and ships more than 800 cervical collar packages from its 52,000-square-foot facility in Paulsboro, NJ, to users worldwide. The company also develops, manufactures and assembles millions of prosthetics and other novel medical devices annually at the facility.

Assembly in Action: Smart Cameras Solve A Pressing Problem

April 02, 2012

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Every plant engineer knows that solving simple manufacturing problems can often yield great benefits. This was the case recently for Silver City Aluminum Corp., a Taunton, MA, producer of custom aluminum extrusions and finished parts since 1952.

Assembly in Action: Adhesive Bonds Steel and Composite Auto Parts

March 01, 2012

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Early in 2011, the Italian light vehicle manufacturer Casalini needed a better adhesive for three of its vehicles: the M10 micro car, Kerry MPV and Kerry Pickup truck.

Assembly in Action: SPC Software Speeds Data Collection, Business Growth

March 01, 2012

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For the past half century, United Gear and Assembly (UGA) has supplied precision gears, shafts and related assemblies to companies in the automotive, agriculture, forestry, construction, mining, marine and rail industries.

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