Assembly in Action: Consultant Helps Tire Pressure Sensor Maker Increase Volume October 1, 2003 Siemens provided full project management responsibility for tire pressure sensor manufacturing at Schrader.Read More
Down the Line: Underwater Power Plant October 1, 2003 The world’s first tidal stream power plant is producing electricity in Kvalsundet, Norway.Read More
Are Your Specs Raising the Cost of Automation? October 1, 2003 Standard specifications can save time, but without the right precautions, they can drive up the cost of automation.Read More
Assembly in Action: Workbenches Contribute to Lean Manufacturing October 1, 2003 Workbenches from GWS helped Hamilton Sundstand's Phoenix facility implement lean manufacturing.Read More
Assembly in Action: Car Seat Fittings Benefit From Robots October 1, 2003 Lanz Industrietechnik AG uses conveyors and robots from Bosch Rexroth AG to construct a system for assembling car seat fittings.Read More
Down the Line: Stealth and Speed Will Propel Future Navy October 1, 2003 The U.S. Navy is developing a new arsenal of high-tech tools.Read More
Down the Line: Friction Heat Welds Aluminum Car Parts October 1, 2003 Mazda Motor Corp. claims it has developed the world’s first process for joining aluminum body parts using friction heat.Read More
Assembly Lines: Robot Sales Increase in First Half of 2003 October 1, 2003 7,005 robots valued at $446.2 million were ordered by North American manufacturing companies through June.Read More
Assembly in Action: Automation Allows Adaptation for Gear Production October 1, 2003 DaimlerChrysler's factories in Gaggenau, Germany, and Rastatt, Germany, use FlexLink's conveyor systems to link machine tools and assembly processes for gear production.Read More
Assembly Lines: DVT Offers Product Training and Sessions October 1, 2003 The DVT Global Business meeting will focus on end-users and their system integrators.Read More