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2019 September

The 2019 September Assembly features our cover story "Robots for Handling Heavy Loads", plus much more. Check it out today!

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Robots for Handling Heavy Loads

Robots for Handling Heavy Loads

Big six-axis machines are an increasingly common sight on factory floors
Austin Weber
Austin Weber
September 5, 2019
Robotics and wrestling have a lot in common. Flexibility and reach are important to both. Robots and wrestlers also have numerous categories that are based on different weight and payload capacities.
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Features

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Virtual Templating with Laser Projection

Virtual Templating with Laser Projection

Laser projection allows companies to speed up welding processes, minimize the use of templates and tools, eliminate errors, and improve quality
Alberto Castiglioni
September 12, 2019
For basic welding jobs, companies often rely on blueprints, tools and tape measures to build and weld the parts. However, when using these conventional tools, there's a high risk of mistakes being made and, at the end, having to break the parts loose, which is expensive and time consuming.
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Torque Control for Automated Assembly

Torque Control for Automated Assembly

Robotic screwdrivers can boost output and increase quality
Kyle Krajewski
September 10, 2019
Automated assembly is becoming increasingly common, even for small manufacturing companies. Robotic assemblers improve productivity and boost output while ensuring that results are more consistent.
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Integrating Presses Into Assembly Systems

Integrating Presses Into Assembly Systems

As the stand-alone, product-dedicated press becomes more obsolete, workcells and assembly lines with integrated presses are becoming more flexible and productive
Jim Camillo
September 9, 2019
Load cells and sensors used with presses measure several key variables, such as ram force, distance and time, and help ensure they stay within allowable tolerances.
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Joint Design for Ultrasonic Welding

Joint Design for Ultrasonic Welding

These tips will help you design plastic parts for optimal assembly with ultrasonics
John Sprovieri
September 6, 2019
When designing plastic parts to be assembled by ultrasonic welding, engineers have several options: a butt joint, a step joint, a tongue-and-groove joint, and a shear joint.
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Columns

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Heineken Happily Makes a Toast to 3D Printing

Heineken Happily Makes a Toast to 3D Printing

Jim Camillo
September 12, 2019
Beer drinkers have debated for years about whether the taste of a bottle of beer improves with age. What they agree upon, however, is that the longer a company makes beer, the better the odds that it produces a great-tasting product, glass after glass.
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EMS Provider Depanels PCBs With Laser Precision

EMS Provider Depanels PCBs With Laser Precision

Jim Camillo
September 11, 2019
Depaneling PCBs is a critical step in surface mount technology assembly, especially when the boards are small, circular or require tight tolerances. Some electronic manufacturing services (EMS) companies have found a UV laser to be an effective tool for depaneling these types of boards.
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work breakdown structure

What the heck is a WBS?

Jon Quigley
September 9, 2019
The fundamental start of any project is a scope of work document, which specifies what we want the project to achieve. The project scope may start out broadly described based upon business objectives, but it will become increasingly detailed over time.
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Air Force lab takes 3D printing to new heights.

Air Force Lab Takes 3D Printing to New Heights

Austin Weber
Austin Weber
September 6, 2019
Additive manufacturing is transforming the way many types of products are designed and assembled. One industry that's benefitting the most is aerospace, which traditionally requires complex, low-volume components that must withstand rigorous operating conditions.
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UAW, Detroit Three on collision course

John Sprovieri
September 5, 2019
On July 15, the United Auto Workers formally began talks with Ford, General Motors and Fiat Chrysler on a new four-year contract. It was all smiles and handshakes to start, but negotiations will surely get testy before the current contract expires Sept. 14.
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