Few aspects of threaded fasteners generate an argument as quickly as the use and selection of locking methods. While there is no shortage of locking methods on the market to supplement resisting forces and maintain clamp load, three methods are commonly used by manufacturing engineers.
Rexam Pharma GmbH (London) manufactures containers and molded components for a number of industries, including those in the healthcare sector. Specific healthcare products include plastic containers, closures, and delivery systems for asthma inhalers, eyedroppers and nasal sprays.
Automotive supplier Hella Australia Pty Ltd. (Mentone, Australia), a subsidiary of Hella KGaA Hueck & Co (Lippstadt, Germany), manufactures plastic moldings and a range of light fixtures, including headlamps, reflectors, lenses, signal lamps and auxiliary lamps.
Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group, a subsidiary of China Aviation Industry Corp. (Beijing), is one of dozens of suppliers working with Boeing Co. (Chicago) on its new 787 Dreamliner airliner.
Founded in 1937, oil-burner manufacturer R.W. Beckett (Elyria, OH) recently began implementing a lean approach to manufacturing to improve efficiency and profitability.
In some cases, innovation is a fortuitous accident, as it was when Patsy Sherman’s lab assistant spilled some liquid they were testing on her canvas shoes.
Editor’s note: ASSEMBLY magazine is launching three new columns this year. “Bonding Lines,” is dedicated to adhesive bonding and dispensing and is also running in February, May and November.
Green is in with technology companies and they’re responding to the very real environmental concerns posed by increasing numbers of computers-and myriad other electronic devices-being discarded because of obsolescence or failure.
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