Articles Tagged with ''press-fit assembly''

 Flexibility, performance and cost, (both capital and operating) have become key factors in today’s growing manufacturing market place. 

Midwestern automotive supplier uses servo-driven presses to install sleeves, bearings and plugs in transmissions on an automated assembly line. Precision and data collection are key benefits of the system.

New technology takes advantage of the thermal expansion and contraction properties of metal to create complex shaft assemblies.

Automotive OEMs and Tier 1s are increasingly separating specific assembly processes from the main production line as part of their lean manufacturing model.

Automotive assembly most often conjures up images of welding robots and electric nutrunners. But, another technology is just as important for assembling a wide range of automotive components—presses.

Interference fits, commonly referred to as press fits and shrink fits, are traditional methods for joining cylindrical parts.