Articles by John Sprovieri

Bliss Industries Fremont, CA 510-490-8401 Conveyor Technologies Inc. Sanford, NC 919-776-7227 www.conveyor-technologies.com Dynapace Corp. Arlington Heights, IL 847-398-5757 www.dynapace.com Integrated Production & Test Engineering Alpharetta, GA 770-360-5523 www.ipte.com Jot Automation

Conveyors can help electronics assemblers balance production, maximize equipment utilization and increase floor space.

Rotary friction welding is a cost-effective method of assembling anything from hand tools to hydraulic piston rods.

Depaneling machines separate circuit boards by bending, pinching, punching, routing, sawing or shearing.

When implementing either lean manufacturing or Six Sigma, companies often find that reaping the low-hanging fruit is easy, while plantwide improvements are difficult.

Assemblers have many options for dispensing surface-mount adhesive.

In a motion control system, the amplifier takes a low-voltage command signal from the controller and amplifies it into electrical power to drive the motor.

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In some cases, the best method for assembling parts is obvious. In others, the choice is less distinct.

Manufacturers expect today's automated assembly systems to produce families of similar products--but there are trade-offs.