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Assembly eMagazine

2025 February

The 2025 February Assembly features our cover story, Medical Device Manufacturing: Automation for High-Mix Assembly.

XPlanar mover manipulates a spring-loaded hook to release the diagnostics device

Innovative Positioning System Is Key to Medical Device Assembly System

James Figy

February 4, 2025

Automation cuts cycle time from 5 minutes to 5 seconds.

artificial intelligence technology deployed on manual assembly line

Using AI to Improve Productivity and Quality

Austin Weber

February 5, 2025

Artificial intelligence technology energizes manual assembly lines.

Adhesives for Assembling Radar Sensors

Martin Kröger

February 11, 2025

Adhesives are crucial for assembling the sensors in advanced driver assistance systems.

Cobot Installs Screws in Electronic Assemblies

John Sprovieri

February 12, 2025

Automatic screwdriving system decreases costs, increases quality, and improves ergonomics at Danfoss.

Ultrasonic Welding Assembles Handheld Device

John Sprovieri

February 14, 2025

A soft fixture prevents marring of the device’s hard plastic shells.

Clinching of Thermoplastic Composites and Metals

Benjamin Gröger

February 10, 2025

Three new clinching technologies use heat to join fiber-reinforced composites to metal parts.

Making Sense of Machine Data With Time Series Databases

Suyash Joshi

February 6, 2025

A new type of database can facilitate cost-saving activities, such as predictive maintenance.

part handling, stud and spot welding, and adhesive dispensing for a rear quarter panel assembly

Robots Automate Tough Automotive Assembly Project

Riley Warner

February 7, 2025

A short timeline and space constraints were among the challenges faced by automation engineers.

Thoughts on Old Timers, Tribal Knowledge, and Manufacturing Jobs

Capture the hard-won tribal knowledge of your manufacturing elders.

John Sprovieri

January 17, 2025

A poll asked Koreans what they would prefer to be: an automotive assembler with a high school degree earning a good salary or an office worker with a liberal arts degree earning less. Some 76 percent chose the automotive job.

Assembly Lines

Low-Cost System May Improve Wireless Machine Communication

Austin Weber

February 17, 2025

PRINCETON, NJ—Engineers at Brown University, Princeton University and Rice University have developed a low-power, inexpensive way for machines in factories to share information wirelessly.

Assembly Lines

New Gripper Moves Multiple Objects at Once

Austin Weber

February 18, 2025

SEOUL—Engineers at the Seoul National University have developed a gripper that can move multiple objects.

Assembly Lines

New Joining Technology Improves Structural Strength

Austin Weber

February 19, 2025

COLLEGE STATION, TX—Engineers at Texas A&M University have developed functional interlocking metasurfaces that provide more structural strength and stability than nuts, bolts or adhesives.

See It at the Show

Indexing Conveyor Offers Different Drive Options

John Sprovieri

February 3, 2025

The chain pallet conveyor (CPC) from Gate Technologies Inc. can be controlled using different drive packages, depending on the application requirements.

New & Noteworthy

Four New Machine Vision Products

John Sprovieri

February 13, 2025

All the robots in the world won’t help your assembly process if your parts are not in the right place or the right orientation for pick up. Vision systems can help. Here’s a look at four of the latest technologies.

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On Demand In this presentation, Dr. Herman Tang shares practical insights from his industry experience and research on buffer management in manufacturing operations.

Assembly eMagazine

2025 February

Cover Story

Innovative Positioning System Is Key to Medical Device Assembly System

Features

Using AI to Improve Productivity and Quality

Adhesives for Assembling Radar Sensors

Cobot Installs Screws in Electronic Assemblies

Ultrasonic Welding Assembles Handheld Device

Clinching of Thermoplastic Composites and Metals

Making Sense of Machine Data With Time Series Databases

Robots Automate Tough Automotive Assembly Project

Columns

Thoughts on Old Timers, Tribal Knowledge, and Manufacturing Jobs

Departments

Low-Cost System May Improve Wireless Machine Communication

New Gripper Moves Multiple Objects at Once

New Joining Technology Improves Structural Strength

Indexing Conveyor Offers Different Drive Options

Four New Machine Vision Products

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