JDS Uniphase Corp. (San Jose, CA), a supplier of fiber optic components and equipment, needed a way to transfer up-to-the-minute data about plant floor operations to and from its enterprise resource planning (ERP) system.
"Ooni lüüt gaat nüüt" is the sound of success at Phonak AG (Stäfa, Switzerland), a hearing aid manufacturer. The company’s products require challenging manual assembly processes.
Think about it: Keeping parts from moving is a form of motion control. And, one of the best ways to hold parts in place during assembly operations is with clamps.
Alfa-Laval Separation Inc.’s (Warminster, PA) manufacturing plant layout did not make productive use of floor space. When Alfa acquired Sharples Inc., the need for a more efficient layout became even more essential.
Bombardier Transportation (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) is using Tecnomatix Technologies Ltd.’s (Herzeliya, Israel) eMPower quality software at its site in Derby, U.K.