ASSEMBLY magazine is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. To mark the occasion, we are publishing a series of articles examining the past, present and future of various assembly technologies.
Laser Design Inc. (Minneapolis) manufactures ultra-precise, 3-D laser scanning systems that are used to capture the shape of objects with complex geometries and free-form surfaces.
Founded in 1978, ATS Automation Tooling Systems (Cambridge, Ontario) builds automated assembly and packaging machines for a wide variety of companies in the automotive, medical device, computer, electronics and consumer products industries.
Retina Systems Inc. (Seymour, CT) manufactures high speed, noncontact laser vision inspection systems for use in everything from the electronics to the aerospace industries.
It should come as no surprise that assembling the engine for the Bugatti Veyron 16.4-the fastest production sports car in the world-poses some unique challenges. Nonetheless, even fans of the legendary Bugatti name, now the property of Volkswagen AG (Wolfsburg, Germany), might be daunted by the scope of the problem.
Prettl Group (Pfullingen, Germany) manufactures a wide range of products, including wire harnesses for the automotive industry and control displays for home appliances.
Many people believe that the golden age of American manufacturing is long past. They claim the good old days vanished some time in the late 20th century. However, I believe we are entering a new golden era.
ASSEMBLY magazine is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. To mark the occasion, we are publishing a series of articles examining the past, present and future of various assembly technologies.
At its assembly plant in Athens, PA, Ingersoll Rand Co. (Annandale, NJ) produces more than a dozen different product families, including pneumatic impact wrenches, ratchets, grinders, precision fastening tools, nitrogen generators and oil caddies.
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