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2021 April

The 2021 April Assembly features our cover story: Next-Gen SCARAs, plus much more. Check it out today!

Cover Story

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Next-Gen SCARAs

Next-Gen SCARAs

Today’s SCARA robots offer speed, precision, ease of use and simple connectivity at an economical price.
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Jim Camillo
April 7, 2021
Medical doctors have increasingly become specialized during the last 25 years or so. But, industrial robots have been specialists by design since they began being used for manufacturing in the early 1960s.
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Optimizing the Spot Welding Process

Optimizing the Spot Welding Process

Spot welding can be improved in many ways, starting with selecting the right machine, maintaining heat balance and using advanced controls.
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Jim Camillo
April 13, 2021
Kaizen, or continuous improvement, is a basic tenet of lean manufacturing. It says, in effect, that less-than-optimal is never acceptable. The concept can be applied to every major assembly process, including resistance spot welding.
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Training for Wire Harness Assembly

Training for Wire Harness Assembly

WHMA and IPC have developed a new training program for workers who are new to wire harness assembly.
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John Sprovieri
April 16, 2021
One of the biggest challenges in manufacturing today is obtaining and retaining skilled labor. Wire harness manufacturing is no exception. In fact, one online job board listed more than 900 openings for wire harness assemblers in March.
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PSAs for Aerospace Assembly

PSAs for Aerospace Assembly

There are numerous applications for pressure-sensitive adhesives in aerospace assembly.
Scott Krusinski
April 14, 2021
Pressure-sensitive adhesives (PSAs) offer numerous advantages for aerospace assembly. PSAs enable assembly of dissimilar materials with a continuous bond area.
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