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Working successfully with Chinese suppliers requires an understanding of language and cultural differences.

Fully integrated with vision systems, flexible robots perform many tasks at a Midwestern auto parts manufacturer.

Only results count. Get lean to perform well, not to look good!

Back in 1984, the UAW worried that a tsunami of automation would result in robots replacing loyal union members on auto factory floors.

Edge-forming rollers join round assemblies.

Tubing, cylindrical housings, and similar shapes often pose joining challenges. Crimping and pressing operations have been frequently used to form an edge on such shapes as a means of joining them to another part or to enclose an assembly of parts, but those methods have their drawbacks.

Assembly lines operate more efficiently with radio frequency identification.

Will-Mann Inc. (Fullerton, CA) manufactures precision sheet metal assemblies for the electronics, computer, medical and aerospace industries.

Among its many sensor, switching, automotive and motion-control products, Saia-Burgess Group (Murten, Switzerland) produces the MagShift solenoid, an electric park lock that prevents a driver from shifting out of park without first stepping on the brake.

BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte (Munich, Germany) has long used flexible automation to manufacture dishwashers.

Founded in 1978, Redcom Laboratories Inc. (Victor, NY) manufactures electronic switching systems for the commercial and military markets.