Innovation is one of the hottest buzzwords in the business world today. It can be applied many different ways in many different industries. But, no matter which way it's harnessed, innovation plays a key role in the product design and development process.
Once upon a time, manufacturers attempted to automate everything and remove the human element with lights-out factories. But, people are still found on many assembly lines today because humans are still the most programmable, efficient "machines" for most assembly tasks.
Many people believe that lean manufacturing principles only apply to manual assembly applications. But, lean initiatives work equally well with automated assembly systems.
Although nonsynchronous systems are slower than synchronous systems in terms of assemblies per minute, they are more efficient than cam-driven systems. Photo courtesy Merritech Contrary to the claims of promotional
The sealing surfaces on a transmission manifold must be free of defects that would allow pressurized hydraulic fluid to leak. A machine vision system readily finds such defects at production
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