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The ASSEMBLY Blog is written by our team of editors and industry experts. It provides thought-provoking opinions on issues and trends in manufacturing, as wells tips, tricks and suggestions for implementing assembly technology.

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SCHUNK on Automation

SCHUNK Grippers Have Set Assembly Benchmarks for More Than 30 Years

Jesse Hayes
September 30, 2013

Introduced in 1983, SCHUNK’s pneumatic “Industrial Hand” became the starting point for gripper development that continues today.


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Remembering a Lean Giant

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Austin Weber
September 23, 2013

The late Eiji Toyoda was a giant in the world of lean manufacturing and quality control.


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Commercial Vehicle Industry Gets Rolling

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John Sprovieri
August 1, 2013

The commercial vehicle industry is finally emerging from the doldrums. Will the industry keep on truckin'?


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Does 3D Printing Have a Future?

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Austin Weber
July 12, 2013

Despite all the recent hype and hoopla, does 3D printing have a future in mainstream manufacturing?


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Is the Furniture Industry Preparing to Get up off the Couch?

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John Sprovieri
July 8, 2013

Finally, U.S. furniture manufacturers are slowly, but surely, gaining ground lost during the Great Recession.


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Hoffmann on Testing

Why Test Experts are so Important: Lessons from Boeing and Airbus

Simulation is not the same as testing.
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Jacques Hoffmann
July 1, 2013

A test-centric assembly process would have helped Boeing and Airbus avoid problems with their new aircraft.


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Making it in Northeast Indiana

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Jim Camillo
July 1, 2013

Manufacturing has always been important to Northeast Indiana. “We had always been first in and last out of a recession," says John Sampson, president and COO of the Northeast Indiana Regional Partnership. "But this time we were first in and first out.”


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Beware the Blue Light

Bright blue LEDs may be the cause of eye strain, headaches and even sleep disruption.
Delia Treaster
June 24, 2013

Blue light causes more trouble for the eye than other colors.


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Taking Stuff Apart

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Austin Weber
June 9, 2013

Did you like taking things apart when you were younger? Did this inspire you to become an engineer or pursue a career in manufacturing? Do you still like taking stuff apart today?


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Apple, Outsourcing and Tax Law

Arcane policies allow multinational corporations to avoid paying billions in U.S. taxes.
Jim Smith Ph.D. ABD
May 28, 2013

Multinationals are using overseas subsidiaries to avoid paying billions in federal taxes. Is that a problem? How would you fix it? Should the federal government provide a tax break for repatriated corporate earnings?


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