Manufacturers are increasingly imprinting permanent, 2D, machine-readable Data Matrix codes directly onto individual components as they enter the value stream.
Amid all the coverage of the recent unveiling of Boeing Co.’s new composite jetliner, the 787 Dreamliner, perhaps the most impressive image of all was the one at right. Granted, there’s no close-up of Tom Brokaw singing for his supper as master of ceremonies. Nonetheless, this image is nothing less than revolutionary in terms of what it says about the current state of aerospace manufacture.
A recent study by AlixPartners LLP (Southfield, MI) provides yet more evidence that outsourcing is hardly the no-brainer some of its proponents would have you believe.
In many ways, robots are a natural fit for parts feeding. Nonetheless, for all the marvels of robotics, engineers need to be careful about the demands they place on their machines and the precise way in which they are incorporated into an assembly process.
In many ways, robots are a natural fit for parts feeding. Nonetheless, for all the marvels of robotics, engineers need to be careful about the demands they place on their machines and the precise way in which they are incorporated into an assembly process.
Toward the end of the first century B.C., the Roman author and ex-slave Phaedrus wrote, “Things are not always as they seem. The first appearance deceives many.” In the world
For all that the basic idea behind leak testing is a simple one, implementing a leak-test system that is reliable and effective requires careful forethought and planning.
Like the proverbial chain, an assembly line or process is only as strong as its weakest link. Central to this process is the correct valve. At first glance, many of the various valves used in industrial dispensing may appear to be pretty much the same. However, the reality couldn’t be more different.