Austin has been senior editor for ASSEMBLY Magazine since September 1999. He has more than 21 years of b-to-b publishing experience and has written about a wide variety of manufacturing and engineering topics. Austin is a graduate of the University of Michigan.
Blister pack: a thermoformed cavity in plastic that is then sealed to an insert card with a product in between. Blister packs are a cost-effective packaging solution that allows
Today, offshore assembly is a fact of life. By shifting production to China, India, Mexico, Eastern Europe and other locations, manufacturers can reduce operating costs, improve return on invested capital,
Assemblers at the Xerox Worldwide Production Systems Manufacturing Plant (Webster, NY), recipient of the 2005 Assembly Plant of the Year award sponsored by ASSEMBLY magazine, use high-tech tools to improve
The Xerox Worldwide Production Systems Manufacturing Plant (Webster, NY), recipient of the 2005 Assembly Plant of the Year award sponsored by ASSEMBLY magazine, builds the greenest machine in the commercial
Xerox Corp. (Stamford, CT) prides itself on innovation. In fact, the word frequently appears in the company's advertising and promotional literature. And, every year, Xerox engineers file for and receive
The 2005 Assembly Plant of the Year owes some of its success to an efficient supply chain system. The Xerox Worldwide Production Systems Manufacturing Plant (Webster, NY) has focused its