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2020 June

The 2020 June Assembly features our cover story: High-Speed Rail Demands Light Railcars, plus much more. Check it out today!

Cover Story

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High-Speed Rail Demands Light Railcars

High-Speed Rail Demands Light Railcars

Carbon-fiber composite is on track for big growth in the rail sector
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Austin Weber
June 9, 2020
Automotive and aerospace manufacturers have been at the forefront of the lightweighting trend for some time now. But, they're not the only ones. The railway industry could also benefit from the use of new, lightweight structural materials.
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Features

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What’s New With Cordless Tools

What’s New With Cordless Tools

Today’s industrial-grade cordless tools combine higher torque and greater accuracy with advanced data-gathering capabilities
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Jim Camillo
June 10, 2020

Few technologies achieve widespread manufacturing acceptance in their original form. Most require some sort of modification before they begin to be regularly used on an assembly line.


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Exoskeletons Aid Assemblers at Truck Plant

Exoskeletons Aid Assemblers at Truck Plant

Workers at IVECO’s assembly plant in Brescia, Italy, get mechanical help on the line.
Davide Davò
June 12, 2020
New manufacturing technology should do more than just increase output, efficiency and quality. It should also improve the working conditions and health of the employees.
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Columns

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Aluminum Inserts For Plastic Assembly

Five Things: Assembly Fasteners

June 18, 2020
SPIROL has introduced a new series of molded-in inserts for plastic assemblies. The rugged design of the Series 63 through-hole inserts and Series 65 blind-end inserts
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Parts, Quarantine and Recovery

Parts, Quarantine and Recovery

Jon Quigley
June 16, 2020

The story I am going to relate is true. However, since it is not very flattering, it has been sanitized to prevent finger-pointing. I’m telling this story because you may find yourself in the same circumstances when managing your supply chain, especially one distributed across the globe.


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A Wake-Up Call for Self-Sufficiency

Harry Moser
June 10, 2020
Deglobalization was already happening before the coronavirus brought the world to a grinding halt. Global supply chains that were once so appealing were becoming less attractive due to geopolitical turmoil, shifting priorities, rising costs, trade wars and environmental concerns.
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