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Assembly in Action: Robots ‘Assemble' Holiday Gift Boxes

November 27, 2007

Although it was founded in 1863 in the city of Haarlem, in the Netherlands, chocolate-maker Droste Holland is hardly antiquated in its production methods.

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Editorial: On The One Hand...

Don Hegland
November 27, 2007

One guaranteed way to launch a “spirited discussion” among engineers and scientists is to assert either there aren’t enough of them because our schools are failing, or there are too many, which is depressing the job market.

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Leading Lean: Your Lean Library

Jamie Flinchbaugh
November 27, 2007

Read a book today; take action tomorrow. The person’s job you improve might be your own.

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Bonding Lines: Hotmelts-Modern Ancients

Dr. George W. Ritter
October 31, 2007
Hotmelts are ideal for bonding porous substrates.

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Screwdriving & Riveting

60 Years of Assembly: Tools Work Smarter, Not Harder

John Sprovieri
October 31, 2007
Demand for ergonomics, controlled fastening and data gathering has driven innovation in power tools.
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Leading Lean: Make Suggestions Productive

Jamie Flinchbaugh
October 29, 2007

It’s your job to make sure your suggestion program is supportive, not self-destructive.

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Assembly in Action: Spray Valves Ensure Catheter Quality

October 29, 2007

Harland Medical Systems (Eden Prairie, MN) builds machines that are used by medical device manufacturers to apply coatings to products like catheters.

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Assembly in Action: Laser-Guided AGVs Boost Flexibility, Efficiency

October 29, 2007

Mitsubishi Motors North America (Cypress, CA) operates an assembly and stamping plant in Normal, IL, which operates two 8-hour shifts a day, 5 days a week, using more than 850 robots to build nearly 180,000 vehicles per year.

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Assembly in Action: Mixer Ensures Armor Integrity

October 29, 2007

Textron Inc. manufactures a wide range of products, including everything from airplanes to boats to lawnmowers. Subsidiaries include Cessna Aircraft Co. and golf cart manufacturer E-Z GO.

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Assembly in Action: Automation Speeds Wire Processing

October 29, 2007

Peterson Manufacturing Co. (Grandview, MO) supplies lighting systems to a variety of OEMs, including Caterpillar, John Deere and Harley-Davidson.

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