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Volvo Building U.S. Battery Assembly Plant

Volvo will build its own U.S. battery assembly plant as it readies a line of electric vehicles for the market. The expansion is part of a...

Boeing Transfers S.C. Max Workers to Main Campus

Boeing Co. has transferred employees working on 737 Max engines in Ladson, South Carolina to its main North Charleston campus as a result...

New Aerospace Manufacturing Program Nears Completion

Mettis Aerospace has reported that its production development program is close to completion at its new factory in Redditch.

Airbus to Expand US Aircraft Assembly

MOBILE, AL—As part of an overall plan to produce 63 A320 aircraft per month worldwide in 2021, Airbus will increase production of the jet...

Volkswagen Hiring 380 More Employees for Tennessee Assembly Plant

CHATTANOOGA, TN—Volkswagen is bringing on about 380 more workers for its assembly plant here as it ramps up assembly for its new Atlas Cr...

Alabama Trains Workforce in Robots and Tech to Stay Competitive

MONTGOMERY, AL—Alabama economic development leaders have rolled out a plan to keep the state competitive in the global manufacturing revo...

Mazda-Toyota Assembly Plant Begins Hiring

HUNTSVILLE, AL—Mazda Toyota Manufacturing USA (MTMUS) has begun the hiring process for production workers at its new $1.6 billion assembl...

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Medical Devices Assembly

Assembling Fiber Optics

Austin Weber

Optical fiber is the backbone of today's digital economy. Global financial transactions, high-speed Internet access, online shopping, video gaming and other things that most people take for granted are possible …

Test and Inspection Assembly

Monitoring Activity During Wire Harness Assembly

Janos Abonyi Ph.D. Tamas Ruppert

Industry 4.0 and the digital manufacturing revolution are all about collecting - and, more importantly, acting on - data gathered from the assembly process in real time. …

Test and Inspection Assembly

Remembering the Assembly--and Repair--of the Hubble Space Telescope

Tim Trainor

Science writer John Wilford once observed that his articles had to focus on one of these story lines to earn their way into print: "big bang, big bucks, big screwup, …

Test and Inspection Assembly

Do You Really Need a Vision System?

Jim Camillo

Every manufacturer has one want and many needs. The want is universal, to be the leader in its industry or area of specialty. The needs are individual, and may concern …

Adhesives Assembly

The Appeal of Piezo Jet Valve Dispensing

Can La

Selecting the automated dispensing technology that is the best fit for a specific application is not a decision to be made lightly. This is understandable in light of the many …

Aerospace Assembly

Roller Forming for Cylindrical Assemblies

John Sprovieri

There are many ways to crimp or flare a lip on a cylindrical part. For example, it can be done with a press or an orbital forming machine. However, the …

Medical Devices Assembly

Best Practices for Transitioning from Design to Assembly in Medical Device Manufacturing

Austin Weber

In all industries, it's important to achieve alignment between the design of a product and production processes as early as possible. In the medical device sector, whether it's a dialysis …

Florida Polytech Drives Autonomous Vehicle Research

Austin Weber

The 1920s was a golden age for the automobile in America. Millions of people jumped behind the wheel for the first time and transformed mobility, not to mention just about every facet of life. History may repeat itself during the 2020s. But, this time around, cars will be driving themselves.

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ERP Software Keeps Bearing Manufacturer Rolling

Jim Camillo

Bearing manufacturers face a plethora of challenges every day, regardless of where they are located and the industries they serve. One such company is Philadelphia-based Kingsbury Inc., which has been around for 108 years, and is recognized as a technological leader in the development of all types of bearings for rotating machinery.

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Four Fastening Tools Among Nominees for ASSEMBLY Product of the Year

By John Sprovieri

To draw attention to the breadth and quality of new technologies on display at The ASSEMBLY Show, we’re holding the 2nd annual “Product of the Year” contest at the show, and you—the attendees—will be the judges. We’ve nominated 20 products in five categories that we think are particularly innovative. Among them are four fastening tools.

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Plastics Assembly

Detecting Defects in Medical Devices No Problem for Vision System

Jim Camillo

In its latest report, BCC Research projects the global drug delivery market to grow to nearly $227.3 billion by 2020, with a compound annual growth rate of 4.9 percent. This is great news for the French company Nemera, which designs and manufactures world-class drug delivery devices for the pharmaceutical industry.

Columns

Sensor Optimizes Cutting-Edge Stone Processing System

Jim Camillo

Traditionally, multiple pieces of equipment have been required to process a stone slab. Separate machines that cut, drill or finish the slab surface have been used by stone-processing companies worldwide for centuries.

Columns

Bonding Metal With Ultrasonic Welding

Zoe Leduc

The word "welding"; evokes a particular image - the exposed flame of a torch and red hot molten metal. Metal parts are heated to a liquid state to join them to one another. For small scale and electrical products, this isn't a viable bonding method. Ultrasonic welding allows a bond to form between metals, without requiring the metal to leave the solid state.

Automated Assembly

System Feeds Synthetic Corks

John Sprovieri

An assembler wanted to automatically feed and orient synthetic corks at a feed rate of 200 parts per minute. These corks are difficult to feed due to the sticky film that remains on their surface after the manufacturing process.

Assembly Magazine

2020 January

The 2020 January Assembly features our cover story: Hubble Turns 30, plus much more. Check it out today!

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