Assemblers at the Xerox Worldwide Production Systems Manufacturing Plant (Webster, NY), recipient of the 2005 Assembly Plant of the Year award sponsored by ASSEMBLY magazine, use high-tech tools to improve
The Xerox Worldwide Production Systems Manufacturing Plant (Webster, NY), recipient of the 2005 Assembly Plant of the Year award sponsored by ASSEMBLY magazine, builds the greenest machine in the commercial
Xerox Corp. (Stamford, CT) prides itself on innovation. In fact, the word frequently appears in the company's advertising and promotional literature. And, every year, Xerox engineers file for and receive
The 2005 Assembly Plant of the Year owes some of its success to an efficient supply chain system. The Xerox Worldwide Production Systems Manufacturing Plant (Webster, NY) has focused its
Many manufacturing engineers assume that lean manufacturing principles only apply to manual assembly applications. However, lean initiatives can work just as well in an automated environment. No matter how a
Many assemblers believe they can implement lean principles simply by installing a few cells on the plant floor. However, contrary to popular belief, assembly cells are not a mandatory component
ENGLEWOOD, CO-Aviation Technology Group Inc. (ATG) recently conducted the first flight for its Javelin Mk-10 aircraft, a twin engine, two-seat jet that it plans to market as both a military
While machine vision technology is not new, the latest generation of systems feature tools such as digital cameras, LED lighting, and the Camera Link and FireWire standards to help simplify
This year's Assembly Technology Exposition, held Sept. 27-29, has been receiving rave reviews, with exhibitors saying they were happy with both the quality and the quantity of attendees at
It's hard not to think of a robot as a person-a fast, accurate, tireless person. Nonetheless, equating the abilities of robots and human beings is risky. What's easy for a
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