Today’s manufacturers realize that relying on an operator’s brute strength to get the job done is not only dangerous, but counterproductive. This is especially the case with today’s high throughputs
ANN ARBOR, MI-The numbers are in, and while 2006 won't be remembered as a boom time for robot sales, it may very well be remembered as a watershed for the
Mood lighting and ambience lighting are one of today’s hottest trends in automotive interiors. According to the Lighting Research Center at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Troy, NY), new light-emitting diode (LED) technology has led to a revolution in automotive lighting. It offers styling flexibility, energy efficiency, unlimited color options and high reliability.
Seats, instrument panels, floor consoles, trim and other automotive interior components are attached with a wide variety of fasteners. ASSEMBLY magazine recently asked Bob Gordon, central regional manager at PennEngineering (Danboro, PA), a leading supplier of fasteners, to share his thoughts and observations on the subject.
Automotive design engineers look to many sources of inspiration when creating interiors. Years before a new model reaches the market, designers must select fabrics and materials for the interior trim.
Traditionally, consumers have limited choices available when it comes to specifying interiors. For instance, most vehicles are equipped with either leather or cloth fabric seats. Instrument panels, floor consoles, headliners, door panels and trim typically come in beige, black, gray or white.
More and more blood glucose monitors, inhalers, IV bags, orthopedic implants, pacemakers, stents, syringes and other products are produced with robots. Adept Technology Inc. (Livermore, CA) is a leading supplier of assembly robots for medical device applications. ASSEMBLY magazine recently asked Craig Tomita, director of the company’s medical products business, to share his thoughts on the challenges and opportunities currently affecting the market.
Sakichi Toyoda For all of the attention paid to the Toyota Production System, Toyota's continued success has proved exceedingly difficult for other companies to duplicate. This is because the Toyota
The following is an excerpt from the book The Toyota Product Development System, by James M. Morgan and Jeffrey K. Liker, published by Productivity Press. It is the second in
The following is an excerpt from the book The Toyota Product Development System, by James M. Morgan and Jeffrey K. Liker, published by Productivity Press. It is the first of
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