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Pneumatic Control Modules Enable Precise Adhesive Dispensing

January 7, 2022

MUNICH—Based in Töging am Inn, Germany, ViscoTec designs and manufactures equipment for dispensing adhesives and sealants. The company’s products are used in a wide variety of applications, ranging from bonding smartphone displays to manufacturing honeycomb structures for aircraft.

Automation Helps Lotus Zoom Ahead

Austin Weber

December 14, 2021

Lotus Cars Ltd. has been famous for cutting-edge technology for more than 60 years. For decades, the British company founded by legendary engineer Colin Chapman was synonymous with Formula 1 motor racing.

Dymax Announces New Sales Partnership with PVA

November 19, 2021

TORRINGTON, CT—Dymax, a manufacturer of adhesives, maskants, coatings and curing equipment, has signed PVA as a new distributor of its materials in North America.

Adhesive Assembles RFID Chips

Jim Camillo

October 21, 2021

Having the right connections can definitely help a person succeed in the business world. Being a company that specializes in connecting things doesn't hurt, either - even if the connection is a wireless one.

Microwave Curing of Epoxy

Microwaves offer advantages over UV light and heat when curing epoxies.

Satoshi Horikoshi

October 6, 2021

Adhesives that cure in a short time tend to be unstable during storage, while adhesives that are stable during storage tend to cure slowly. As a result, either heat or ultraviolet radiation is often used to hasten curing.

Dürr Helps Volkswagen Go All-In on EV Assembly

Flexible automated equipment drives screws, dispenses adhesive and fills refrigerants.

John Sprovieri

August 6, 2021

Preparing existing automotive factories to assemble electric cars requires comprehensive modernization. Certainly, this was the case at Volkswagen's assembly plant in Zwickau, Germany.

Bonding Aluminum in Automotive Assembly

Surface preparation of aluminum plays an important role in the durability of bonded joints.

Francesca Cavezza Ph.D.

August 4, 2021

During the past decade, the average amount of aluminum in passenger cars has doubled. Based on the latest designs, this trend will continue in the coming years.

Henkel 3D Printing Facility Achieves Zero Waste to Landfill Status

July 20, 2021

DIXON, CA—Henkel has achieved zero production waste to landfill status at its resin 3D printing facility here.

Potting Head Provides More-Precise Dispensing

Jim Camillo

July 13, 2021

High performance is not always the only focus of production. Optimum flexibility is equally important.

Dispensing Filled Materials

Robust equipment is required to accurately dispense filled adhesives, sealants and encapsulants.

Jim Camillo

July 7, 2021

Fillers are one of the most important ingredients in an adhesive, sealant or encapsulant. Some materials contain a single filler, while others have multiple fillers. These fillers may account for up to 50 percent of the product's ingredients.

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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