Diagraph Corp. (Earth City, MO) manufactures high-performance labeling systems for high-speed, high-volume industrial applications, such as product identification, tracking, shipment addressing and bar-coding.
Tooling a vibratory feeder bowl is truly a black art. Indeed, two bowl makers working side-by-side on bowls for the same part may devise two completely different solutions. In this article, feeder bowl manufacturers describe a few tricks of the trade, and offer tips on how assemblers can facilitate the bowl-making process.
Stud welding is a process by which a metal stud is joined to a metal workpiece by heating both parts with an arc of electricity. Compared with other welding and fastening processes, stud welding offers faster assembly with fewer steps. This article explains how this process can be used for profitable and reliable assembly.
For years, press fits have been used to join parts rigidly. Today's emphasis on quality control demands full use of modern control systems and techniques that monitor and verify press force and all other aspects of pressing operations. This article explains these techniques and describes how they ensure product quality.
For years, management experts have praised Japanese companies for using daily calisthenics to reduce workplace injuries. However, workers at three manufacturing facilities belonging to Steelcase Inc. (Grand Rapids, MI) also have an effective ritual.
It can be difficult to hear inside an ambulance as it races to the hospi-tal. When critical and potentially life-saving information is communicated to the hospital dispatcher, it is imperative that noise doesn't block the message. When seconds count, a paramedic should not have to strain to hear what to do or not to do.
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co. (Fort Worth, TX) has used an advanced resin transfer molding (RTM) process to fabricate a unitized component for an advanced fighter aircraft.
Only 6 months ago, ASSEMBLY's annual Capital Spending Survey suggested that spending on capital equipment for product assembly would increase approximately 2 percent in 2001.
Peter Paul Electronics Co. Inc. (New Britain, CT), a manufacturer of electromechanically actuated, direct-operating plunger-type solenoid valves, was looking for a way to improve product performance and reduce manufacturing costs for its Series 40 solenoid-operated valve.
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