Articles Tagged with ''high-mix assembly''

Robots and a flexible control system enable a manufacturer of shock absorbers cope with high-mix production.

Automated guided carts help cut assembly time for riding mowers.

The Tier One supplier’s plant in Toledo, OH, thrives on continuous improvement and sequencing.

At one high-tech assembly plant, workstations adjust themselves to workers and products know which stations they need to move to next.

Multiple motorcycle models are mass-produced in Spirit Lake, IA.

America’s No. 1 forklift manufacturer excels at material handling.

Systems integrators wrestle with the notion of flexibility in multistation automated assembly systems.

When Dennis Kubica founded Kubica Corp. 20 years ago, he had an electrical engineering degree from the University of Michigan-Dearborn—and plenty of real world experience as an engineer, a research and development specialist, and a project manager for ABB, General Motors and Motor City Electric.

Engineering expertise and skilled assemblers help iCONN Systems LLC carve its own niche in the overmolded cable assembly marketplace.

Wire harnesses for appliances must be designed to resist heat, vibration, water, chemicals and other factors.