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Jim Camillo

Jim was a senior editor of ASSEMBLY and has more than 30 years of editorial experience. Before joining ASSEMBLY, Camillo was the editor of PM Engineer, Association for Facilities Engineering Journal and Milling Journal. Jim has an English degree from DePaul University.

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Assembly In Action: Process Helps GM Holden Seal in High Standards

Jim Camillo

March 29, 2010

Engineers at Holden, the Australian subsidiary of General Motors, needed a high-performance seal between the door and quarter window of the Holden VE Ute coupe. The seal could not have separate fixing components.

Assembly In Action: Vision-Enabled Vibratory Bowl Feeder Handles 400+ Parts

Jim Camillo

March 29, 2010

Rixan Associates Inc. needed to improve the flexibility of its vibratory bowl feeder system if it hoped to win the business of a fastener manufacturer, which was manually loading 415 aerospace fasteners into a press.

Wire Processing: Stripping Form Geometries for Very Small Wire

Jim Camillo

March 29, 2010

As insulation for very small wire is made more environmentally friendly, automotive manufacturers need more precise stripping form geometries in their stripping blades so they never make contact with the wire conductor.

Wire Processing: Very Small Wire in the Auto Industry

Jim Camillo

March 29, 2010

In late 2008, Delphi began producing 26 AWG wire to help their automotive OEM customers save weight and space. Now the company is researching the development of 28 and 30 AWG wire.

Wire Processing: It's a Very Small World

Jim Camillo

March 29, 2010

Increasingly, assemblers-particularly those in the automotive, medical and electronics industries-are singing “It’s a Very Challenging World for us All” when processing wire for their products.

Moving Forward: New Plant Helps Philips Focus on Healthcare Niche

Jim Camillo

February 23, 2010

Philips Respironics isn’t resting on its laurels in the healthcare market, as evidenced by the opening in April 2009 of a $32 million plant in Murrysville, PA, devoted to high-volume, low-mix production of special devices used to treat obstructive sleep apnea.

Product Teardown in the Classroom

Jim Camillo

February 23, 2010

For more than a decade, students at Massachusetts Institute of Technology have been learning about product teardown. However, it’s only been in the last five years that they’ve been doing actual teardowns.

Deep Disassembly

Jim Camillo

February 22, 2010

How deep can one dive when disassembling (i.e., tearing down) a product? It will vary depending on the product and amount of information desired by the manufacturer.