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Assembly in Action

Short items explaining how manufacturers are using assembly technology to solve problems or improve processes.

Automation Profiles

Detailed profiles of real-world multistation automated assembly systems.

Fastening Threads

Our nationally known expert discusses issues and trends in assembly with threaded fasteners.

Medical Device Assembly

Short reports on issues affecting medical device manufacturers.

On Campus

Articles about manufacturing research being conducted at the nation's top engineering schools.

Shipulski on Design

Our nationally known expert offers his unique take on how to improve assembly designs.

The Editorial

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Articles about technologies and trends in motion control systems for assembly automation.

Moser on Manufacturing

Editor’s note: Harry Moser’s column will appear every other month. Has your company reshored production? Are you thinking about it? We’d like to hear from you. We would love to report on your successes or opportunities in future issues. Contact harry. moser@reshorenow.org.

Assembly Innovations

The latest on recent innovations in our industry.

We Fed It

“We Fed It” is a regular series profiling parts feeders for automated assembly. Whether it’s a vibratory bowl, a tray feeder or a flexible robotic system, if you’ve solved a parts-feeding challenge, we’d like to hear about it. Send an e-mail to John Sprovieri, editor of ASSEMBLY, at sprovierij@bnpmedia.com, or call 630-776-0924.

21st Century Assembly

ASSEMBLY magazine is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year. To mark the occasion, we are conducting a series of interviews with manufacturing executives from various industries. “21st Century Assembly” will look back on the technologies and strategies that have made a big impact on manufacturing and—more importantly—look ahead to the future.

Mind Your Ps and Qs

Quarterly column from Jon Quigley, Jon has held engineering and management positions at Volvo Trucks, PACCAR and other companies.

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3D-Printed Parts Rev Up the UVic Race Car

3D-Printed Parts Rev Up the UVic Race Car

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Jim Camillo
January 12, 2021
Though simple in design, the oil pan is a vital part of a vehicle engine's lubrication system. It is typically made of steel and contains a rubber gasket that prevents the oil from leaking.
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Partnership Promotes Quality Welding of Vehicle-Chassis Parts

Partnership Promotes Quality Welding of Vehicle-Chassis Parts

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Jim Camillo
January 11, 2021
Increasingly, manufacturers are learning that artificial intelligence (AI) can provide them with actual benefits. One of those manufacturers is Gestamp Automocion, a global designer and producer of metal components (chassis, bodies and mechanisms) for automobiles.
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Engineers Race to Develop Wireless Charging Technology

Engineers Race to Develop Wireless Charging Technology

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Austin Weber
January 11, 2021
One of the stumbling blocks to widespread acceptance of electric vehicles is a recharging infrastructure that’s convenient, easy to use, fast and readily accessible.
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Fastening Tool Audits Ensure Quality of Electric Taxi

Fastening Tool Audits Ensure Quality of Electric Taxi

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Jim Camillo
January 8, 2021
Like many large cities, London is quickly adapting to the increased presence of electric vehicles (EV) on its streets. These vehicles are mostly operated by private citizens, but also by government workers and taxi companies.
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Five Things: Automotive

Five Things: Automotive Assembly

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John Sprovieri
January 8, 2021
General Motors has announced that its Factory ZERO has become the first automotive plant in the U.S. to install dedicated 5G fixed mobile network technology.
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Engineers Rise to the Challenge of COVID

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John Sprovieri
January 4, 2021
The best aspect of my job as a journalist covering science and technology is the opportunity to talk with smart, passionate people on a daily basis.
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Five Things: Furniture Manufacturing

Five Things: Furniture Manufacturing

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John Sprovieri
December 15, 2020
Ashley Furniture Industries Inc. has installed 28,776 solar panels on the roof of its assembly plant in Leesport, PA. The panels will produce more than 9,630,600 kilowatt-hours of electricity per year.
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Aerospace Machine Builder Becomes Partial to Electron-Beam Welding

Aerospace Machine Builder Becomes Partial to Electron-Beam Welding

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Jim Camillo
December 14, 2020
Many types of welding are used in manufacturing. Some, like gas metal arc, laser and ultrasonic, are quite well-known, while others are less popular but a perfect fit for a specific application.
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Automotive Supplier Increases Efficiency With PLM Platform

Automotive Supplier Increases Efficiency With PLM Platform

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Jim Camillo
December 11, 2020
Some of the most important parts in a vehicle are often overlooked and taken for granted. A good example is the side door latch, which has a spring-loaded mechanism that retracts to open the door and, upon release of the door handle, protrudes to keep the door closed.
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How Automation Accelerates Reshoring—Part 1

Harry Moser
December 11, 2020

COVID-19 has accelerated deglobalization in manufacturing, but that shift was already underway before the pandemic. Between 1990 and 2016, global trade had been growing at average annual rate of 4.9 percent, according to the World Trade Organization.


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