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The American Welding Society (AWS) has completed a new edition of its standard for mechanically testing welds.

Writing equipment specifications is a critical but often overlooked facet of every assembly project. Equipment specifications are a prelude to issuing RFQs and, with appropriate revisions, become part of the actual purchase order for the equipment.

Allocating time, personnel and financial resources appropriately is crucial to bringing an assembly project from the concept stage to profitable production, on time and within budget.

Lasko Metal Products Inc. (West Chester, PA), a manufacturer of ventilation devices and household appliances, needed a welding method for the assembly of reservoir jugs for its humidifiers. These oddly-shaped reservoir jugs are large and can hold several gallons of fluid.

Basic questions about the product have to be addressed before requests for quotations (RFQs) are issued for an assembly project.

North America's first multishell, vibration-welded intake manifold debuted on Ford's 5.4-liter, two-valve engines on the 1999 Ford F-series 150 and 250 light trucks, Expeditions and Lincoln Navigators. This manifold also marks the first use of Zytel welding-enhanced PA 6,6 nylon resin.

To maintain market leadership, Becton Dickinson had to reconfigure its operations to assemble new, more complicated medical devices--and do it quickly.

Forming a satisfactory crimp depends on the right combination of wire, terminal and tool.

Thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) continue to find use among manufacturers of power tools and other industrial applications. An example of this is an overmolding application for a palm-sized sanding tool from National Detroit Inc. (Rockford, IL), a manufacturer of pneumatic hand-held sanders for industrial, autobody and woodworking applications.