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2021 July

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US Bike Manufacturers Ramp Up Assembly Lines

US Bike Manufacturers Ramp Up Assembly Lines

Business is booming for bicycles, but domestic production lags behind.
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Austin Weber
July 6, 2021
The bicycle industry has emerged as one of the few beneficiaries of the coronavirus pandemic, as people search for ways to stay active, entertain children and commute to work. By some estimates, bicycle sales nationwide surged by 50 percent last year.
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Accelerated Life Testing

Accelerated Life Testing

Accelerated life testing helps manufacturers accurately determine how, when and why a product will fail.
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Jim Camillo
July 9, 2021
Like so many things in manufacturing, product testing is not a one-type-fits-all-applications procedure. Among the more well-known types of testing that manufacturers regularly perform are leak, mechanical performance, material (such as tensile strength) and computer simulation modeling.
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What’s New With Conveyors

What’s New With Conveyors

Conveyors remain essential for getting parts to the right spot at the right time. Here’s a look at the state of the art.
July 8, 2021
Transportation, moving parts or assemblies from place to place in a factory, is one of the seven wastes specified in the principles of lean manufacturing. Transportation does not add value.
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Dispensing Filled Materials

Dispensing Filled Materials

Robust equipment is required to accurately dispense filled adhesives, sealants and encapsulants.
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Jim Camillo
July 7, 2021
Fillers are one of the most important ingredients in an adhesive, sealant or encapsulant. Some materials contain a single filler, while others have multiple fillers. These fillers may account for up to 50 percent of the product's ingredients.
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US Businesses Are Optimistic and Primed to Spend

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John Sprovieri
July 7, 2021
Good news! According to a new survey of global businesses conducted by American Express and the Centre for Business and Economic Research (CEBR), U.S. companies are the most bullish and optimistic when it comes to business-to-business (B2B) spending than companies in five other industrialized countries.
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Vision Cameras Inspect Disk Drive Assemblies

Vision Cameras Inspect Disk Drive Assemblies

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Jim Camillo
July 12, 2021
Market analysts frequently point out that there is an ever-increasing demand for digital data storage. This is great news for Flexon Technology, a Bangkok-based integrator that serves manufacturers of cases for hard disk drive (HDD) data storage devices.
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