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Monitoring Activity During Wire Harness Assembly

New technology helps engineers gather real-time data on manual assembly processes, such as wire harness assembly.

January 14, 2020

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.

Process Monitoring Helps Molder Achieve Zero-Defect Production

Zoe Leduc

April 3, 2019

Tessy Plastics is one of the largest custom medical device and consumer component contract manufacturers in the Unites States.

The Transparent Factory

The correct approach to data management can transform a business and its ability to serve its marketplace

Jason Spera

December 1, 2016

If you can’t see it, you can’t measure it, and if you can’t measure it, you can’t improve it! This is the simple mantra of successful manufacturers the world over. Manufacturing excellence can only come from manufacturing visibility.

Orbital and Radial Forming for Delicate Assemblies

New technologies are enabling orbital and radial forming equipment to tackle sophisticated assembly applications.

John Sprovieri

August 4, 2016

Engineers at a major manufacturer of portable electronic devices had a problem. They needed to rivet a small, thin electrical contact to the device’s charger subassembly, but how could they head the tiny rivets—0.02 to 0.03 inch in diameter—without crushing the assembly?

How To Cut Operating Costs by Integrating Servo-Controlled ElectricPresses and Accessories Into Automated Pressing Systems

March 8, 2016

To increase productivity, manufacturers are continually looking for new ways to automate their assembly processes.

How to Assemble to a Function Ball Joint Assembly

March 8, 2016

Quality has been the holy grail of manufacturing for more than 40 years.

How To Select the Right Electromechanical Servo Press for Your Assembly Operation

March 8, 2016

Electromechanical servo press technology uses less energy than pneumatic or hydraulic assembly systems since they only draw current on demand

Wireless data collection helps automotive supplier monitor production

Jim Camillo

October 1, 2015

This past May, automotive modules and components manufacturer TRW was purchased by transmission manufacturer ZF for $12.4 billion. The deal creates ZF-TRW—the world’s third-largest auto supplier, with 130,000 employees and annual sales of more than $34.2 billion.

Zero Defects is Tier 1 Automotive Supplier’s Measure of Success

Jim Camillo

March 3, 2015

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