John has been with ASSEMBLY magazine since February 1997. John was formerly with a national medical news magazine, and has written for Pathology Today and the Green Bay Press-Gazette. John holds a B.A. in journalism from Northwestern University, Medill School of Journalism.
At a time when manufacturers can least afford to divert resources from critical operating needs, they are bracing to combat more lawsuits than they have in the past.
Mazda Motor Corp. (Hiroshima, Japan) has developed a new plastic molding technology that substantially reduces the weight of plastic parts for vehicles. The technology lowers the amount of plastic resin
Crimping and press-fitting are not inherently difficult assembly processes-unless you have to complete them in less then 2 seconds and meet a tolerance of 1/50th the diameter of a human hair.