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Poka-yoke techniques prevent defects, promote job safety and prevent damage to machinery.

Kaizen teian encourages operators to continuously seek improvement.

More manufacturers are taking links out of the supply chain.

An unbalanced assembly line can actually perform better than a balanced one.

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.

When you blow a sacred cow out of the water, make it visible so others are inspired to ask “why?”

Pay attention to parts quality throughout the assembly process to ensure profitability.

Firsthand experience with a successful design-for-assembly program yields six lessons that help chart the way to success.

At its assembly plant in Athens, PA, Ingersoll Rand Co. (Annandale, NJ) produces more than a dozen different product families, including pneumatic impact wrenches, ratchets, grinders, precision fastening tools, nitrogen generators and oil caddies.

When designers at appliance manufacturer Tacony Corp. (Fenton, MO) created a new low-profile, upright vacuum cleaner, it was up to Tacony’s manufacturing division, based in St. James, MO, to find a thermostat that would not only meet the temperature requirements for the product, but also fit into the small area provided for the new product’s electronics.