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Damage During Manufacturing Leads to Medtronic Recalling its Catheters

May 24, 2022

MINNEAPOLIS, MN—A change implemented on one manufacturing line at Medtronic has resulted in damaged pouches on IN.PACT Admiral and IN.PACT AV balloon catheters, forcing the company to recall some of the products. Damaged pouches can lessen catheter sterility.

DIAMOnD 3D-Prints Tourniquet Clips to Aid Ukrainian Soldiers

May 23, 2022

TROY, MI—Members of Project DIAMOnD, a Michigan-based 3D printing network of 300 small- and medium-sized manufacturers, is providing tourniquet clips to the Ukrainian Defense Ministry to aid the country's wounded soldiers in their war against Russia.

GE Healthcare Achieves Lean Efficiency With Autonomous Mobile Robots

Jim Camillo

May 17, 2022

‘Nothing lasts forever’ is an expression, and a reality, that manufacturers of all sizes know all too well. When a product stops working—for whatever reason—the end-user must either repair it or replace it.

The Right Robot for the Job

Systems integrator mixes and matches SCARA robots for medical device assembly line.

May 12, 2022

“Always use the right tool for the job.” The old adage is applicable whether you’re talking about a hand tool or something as sophisticated as an industrial robot.

Ultrasonic Welders Speed Assembly of Rapid COVID Tests

John Branscheid

May 3, 2022

Widespread testing is crucial for tracking the spread of COVID-19. As of April 19, the United States alone had performed almost 997 million tests for COVID-19 since the outbreak of the pandemic, the highest number of any country.

Harness Manufacturer Masters High-Mix Assembly

MJM Industries serves manufacturers worldwide with high-quality wire and cable harnesses, control panels, electromechanical devices and engineering services.

Jim Camillo

April 25, 2022

It is a typical day at Fairport Harbor, OH-based MJM Industries Inc., with 40 to 50 assemblers busily making thousands of custom overmolded wire and cable harnesses.

US Competitiveness Unlocks Reshoring Opportunities

Harry Moser

April 19, 2022

Resilient supply chains are fundamental to our national security and economic prosperity. The pandemic-induced collapse of global supply chains has launched a national movement to strengthen domestic manufacturing.

GE Healthcare’s New Assembly Plant to be Managed Entirely by Women

April 12, 2022

BENGALURU, India—Wipro GE Healthcare has announced that its upcoming greenfield assembly plant here will be managed entirely by women.

Step Feeder Supplies Magnets for Automotive Assembly

Five Things: Feeders

John Sprovieri

March 10, 2022

Step Feeder Supplies Magnets for Automotive Assembly; Two Feeders Are Synced for Assembly Automation; Hopper Keeps Feeder Bowls Topped Up...

New Adhesives for Medical Device Assembly

Increasing demand for wearable devices is forcing suppliers to innovate.

Austin Weber

March 4, 2022

The Covid pandemic has increased demand for wearable medical devices that can be used for remote monitoring and diagnostics applications. That's good news for adhesive suppliers that provide biocompatible materials for joining or sealing plastic and fabric parts.

Fuel Cell EVs Hit the Road

Air Canada to Acquire Electric Planes from Heart Aerospace

New Guidelines Address Supply Chain Sustainability in Automotive Industry

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Events

October 4, 2022

Automated Assembly Systems Panel Discussion

According to ASSEMBLY’s annual Capital Equipment Spending Survey, 25 percent of U.S. factories make more than 1 million products annually. The only way to meet that kind of volume is with automation. Tune into this exclusive panel discussion featuring executives from four of the top systems integrators in North America: Arthur G. Russell Co. Inc., ATS Automation Tooling Systems Inc., IMA Automation North America and Lanco Integrated.

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October 13, 2022

Microlocation for Precision Assembly

Automated assembly applications have consistently demanded higher precision from robots and other mechanical devices, and higher resolution from sensors to position those mechanical devices. Humatics has developed a patented radio frequency-based technology, called Microlocation, that creates highly-precise real-time location data for high-value objects to enable three dimensional control and visibility, even in highly unstructured environments, enabling a wide range of process improvements including cycle time, quality and human/robot efficiencies.

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