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Home » Authors » John Sprovieri

John Sprovieri

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.

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Enough Already About Safety Glasses!

John Sprovieri
December 3, 2008
We respond to a recent spate of e-mails regarding safety glasses.

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Should the G Help the Big Three?

John Sprovieri
December 1, 2008
Much of the Big Three’s problems have been self-inflicted, but failing to act now could be robbing Peter to pay Paul.
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Quality in Assembly: Get the MEOST out of Reliability Testing

John Sprovieri
November 18, 2008
Testing products by exposing them to only one environmental variable is not enough to uncover weaknesses.
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Capital Equipment Spending Survey: A Modest Increase

John Sprovieri
November 18, 2008
Despite the credit crunch, U.S. assembly plants will nudge up their spending on capital equipment next year.
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Quality in Assembly: To Consumers, Reliability Is the True Measure of Quality

John Sprovieri
October 30, 2008
To ensure reliability, all parts of an assembly should be derated for stresses such as temperature, vibration and voltage.
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Station to Station: Assembly Platform Blends Dial, Asynchronous Systems

John Sprovieri
October 30, 2008
Cam-driven indexing eliminates the need to queue, stop and locate pallets at each assembly position.
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The Enduring Label

John Sprovieri
October 30, 2008

Advances in materials, inks and adhesives are expanding the applications for labels on parts and assemblies.

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The Right Way and Wrong Way to Use Power Tools

John Sprovieri
October 30, 2008

To ensure quality control and worker safety, supervisors should train operators how to use fastening tools correctly.

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Are Manufacturing Companies a Good Investment? Part I

John Sprovieri
October 20, 2008
Are manufacturers financially in good stead to weather hard times? To find out, we took a look at the liquidity and debt ratios of the Assembly Top 50.

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Congress Approves R&D Tax Credit; Will You Take Advantage?

John Sprovieri
October 15, 2008
The R&D tax credit is back, at least for two more years. Good thing, since the 50 largest assemblers in the United States spent more than $118 billion on R&D last year. How does your company compare?

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