Appliance Assembly

Articles about assembly technologies and trends in the appliance industry.

ASSEMBLY Capital Spending Report 2018: Spending Increases due to Economic Growth and Tax-Cuts

The past year brought blockbuster headlines for U.S. manufacturing. Taiwanese electronics giant Foxconn unveiled plans to build a $10 billion assembly plant in Wisconsin that would make liquid-crystal display panels and employ as many as 13,000 people.

ERP Software Provides Seamless Transition for Janome Sewing

Jim Camillo

July 17, 2019

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Early in 2021, Janome Sewing Machine Co. Ltd. (JSM) will celebrate its 100th year as a manufacturer of sewing machines.

DFMA lets engineers focus on what they do best

Jon Quigley

July 15, 2019

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Raptor Performance in Concord, NC, designs and manufactures custom electronics for racing motorcycles and automobiles. The company's products are not for hobbyists, these are professional-grade parts.

IoT Promises a Future of Guaranteed Outcomes

Smart homes and autonomous driving will be built within ecosystems

Michael E. Fitzgerald

May 15, 2019

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A decade or so from now, you may find yourself traveling along an interstate in a caravan. Your automobile is separated by just a few inches from the vehicle in front of you and the one behind as you speed along at 150 miles per hour.

What’s New in Leak Testing

New applications and stricter requirements are spurring innovation in leak testing technology

John Sprovieri

May 3, 2019

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Myriad automotive components are checked for leaks, including turbochargers, oil filters and radiators. However, leak testing doesn’t end with the suppliers of those components.

Tariffs hurt consumers

John Sprovieri

May 1, 2019

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In my March editorial, I discussed the impact of steel and aluminum tariffs on assemblers of steel and aluminum products. However, another constituency has also been affected by tariffs: U.S. consumers.

Solar Investment Brings Energy Savings to Sigma Thermal

Jim Camillo

April 5, 2019

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Direct-fired heaters are popular with manufacturers because they quickly warm large areas in plants, while taking up limited floor space.

Conveyors for Large Loads

Manufacturers have many choices when moving large items throughout their plants

Jim Camillo

April 4, 2019

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Most people take gravity for granted. But, manufacturers know better, especially when it comes to moving large items through a plant for assembly, finishing, storage and order-fulfillment purposes. The proof is in their use of gravity conveyors to per-form these tasks.

Fastening & Joining

Tips for Specifying Stainless Clinch Fasteners for Stainless Steel Assemblies

The following considerations can help point the way toward application success.

April 1, 2019

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Self-clinching fasteners—providing reusable load-bearing threads to accept mating hardware—offer ideal solutions for attachment applications in appliances where metal sheets may be too thin to be tapped or where extruded or stamped threads would be impractical.

German HVAC Manufacturer to Build New Assembly Plant in Tennessee

March 13, 2019

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DAYTON, TN—STULZ Air Technology Systems Inc., a German manufacturer of HVAC equipment, will invest $2 million to build a new assembly plant here that could eventually employ 250 people.

Steel Tariffs Backfire on Automakers, Suppliers

John Sprovieri

March 7, 2019

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Remember the nursery rhyme about the old lady who swallows a fly? She swallows a spider to catch the fly, a bird to catch the spider, a cat to catch the bird, and so on, until she finally swallows a horse and dies.

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