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8D and A3 Formalize Problem-Solving

8D and A3 Formalize Problem-Solving

Jon Quigley
March 5, 2020
If you have been around for a while, you may recall the "Parts is Parts" commercial from the Wendy's fast-food chain. As bad as the "parts is parts" idea is for chicken sandwiches, it's equally bad for manufacturing.
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Electric Vehicle Startups Ramp Up Production

Electric Vehicle Startups Ramp Up Production

Not since the early 20th century has the U.S. automotive industry seen so many startups
John Sprovieri
March 3, 2020
The Budweiser Clydesdales have been an advertising icon since April 7, 1933, when the first hitch of eight horses trotted away from the Anheuser-Busch brewery in St. Louis with a wagon-load of beer to celebrate the end of Prohibition.
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DAIMLER PRINTS SPARE PARTS FOR BUSES

Five Things: Additive Manufacturing

John Sprovieri
March 3, 2020
Daimler Buses is using additive manufacturing to make spare parts for vehicles on demand. The company's Centre of Competence for 3D Printing is examining more than 300,000 bus parts to determine their suitability for additive manufacturing.
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Hot-Gas Welding of Plastic Parts

Hot-Gas Welding of Plastic Parts

A new noncontact joining method uses hot nitrogen flowing through custom-built nozzles to soften the weld area
John Sprovieri
February 4, 2020

The shop floor was hopping in mid-January at Dukane Corp.'s headquarters in St. Charles, IL, 35 miles west of Chicago. Technicians were busy assembling, tooling and testing a variety of machines, including the latest product in the company's arsenal of plastics assembly technologies: a hot-gas welding system.


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