Wire harnesses are used in everything from sports cars to washing machines and business jets to video arcade games. But, assembling them can be a daunting task. Choosing the right wire harness boards and fixtures can improve productivity.
ASSEMBLY magazine is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. To mark the occasion, we are publishing a series of articles examining the past, present and future of various assembly technologies.
Victor Plastics Inc. supplies injection-molded plastic parts to a wide range of industries, including automotive and appliance manufacturers. By using robots and vision to automate secondary operations, the fast-growing company has improved productivity, quality and safety.
For all that the basic idea behind leak testing is a simple one, implementing a leak-test system that is reliable and effective requires careful forethought and planning.
A new semiconductor fabrication process developed by engineers at the University of Wisconsin (Madison, WI) is opening up a wide range of possibilities for flexible electronics
Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Biomedical Engineering (St. Ingbert, Germany) are developing a dental prosthesis that releases the correct dosage of the required medicine on a continuous basis.
A team of engineers based at the Volkswagen Design Center in Santa Monica, CA, recently unveiled a concept car that would not be built on a traditional assembly line. Instead, the Nanospyder would assemble itself with nanotechnology.
In 1962, Seattle hosted a futuristic world’s fair called Century 21. Remnants from the fair still exist, such as a monorail system and the Space Needle. A humanoid robot being developed near the landmark structure would probably feel right at home there.
A new battery developed by researchers at Brown University (Providence, RI) uses plastic, not metal, to conduct electrical current. The hybrid device marries the power of a capacitor with the storage capacity of a battery.
Since the dawn of the jet age 60 years ago, aerospace engineers have been on a quest for quieter, more environmentally friendly flying machines. And, with air travel expected to increase dramatically over the next 20 years, noise pollution will become a hot issue, especially in heavily populated urban areas.
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