R.A. Miller Industries (Grand Haven, MI) manufactures communication and navigational antennas, as well as communication systems targeting the military, heavy truck and aviation industries.
The Manufacturing Skill Standards Council (MSSC) is a coalition of different organizations from all sectors within manufacturing that has developed a common set of skill standards, assessments and certifications for manufacturing.
"Our customers want hydraulic presses in their assembly systems, until we demonstrate how a CNC electromechanical press can improve both the quality of their parts and the productivity of their processes," says John Burtka, president of Owen Machine and Tool Inc. (Jackson, MI).
When the best adhesive for a bonding application is a two-part formula that must be mixed before application, engineers sometimes avoid using it because they can’t be certain it will be mixed correctly. 3M Automotive has commercialized a new technologycalled adhesive taggantsthat can improve control over the mixing of two-part adhesives.