DFMA and the concept of reducing total part count will naturally spread across the organization saving time, money, materials and headaches.
October 25, 2013
An important part of being an engineer is the ability to design products such that they can be manufactured economically with existing technologies in an environmentally conscious way.
Polyurethanes are the insulation used inside today’s refrigerators and freezers, and are critical components of other appliances consumers use every day.
September 3, 2013
Refrigerators seem to be one of the least complicated appliances, found in nearly every home. You plug them in, and they keep food and drinks cold.
Manufacturers, appliance designers and engineers are seeing viability in renewable energy offerings and also for metal welding equipment for renewable energy applications ranging from solar panels to wind turbine components.
Ultrasonic welding offers many advantages when parts are too complex to be molded as one piece, learn how to use it to manufacture joints.
June 21, 2013
Ultrasonic energy has been used to join thermo-plastics for over 35 years. Ultrasonic welding of thermoplastic materials is by far the most common form of ultrasonic assembly, and is used extensively in all major industries including appliance, electronic and medical.
WASHINGTON—President Obama has issued a pair of executive orders that aim to help U.S. manufacturers. The first will create three manufacturing institutes using $200 million from the budgets of five agencies. The second requires that government data be made available to the public—and to entrepreneurs—in manageable formats that could be more easily used by researchers and businesses to jump-start new products and services.
WASHINGTON—In another sign that America is becoming more competitive in manufacturing, the United States is now equal to Mexico in “attractiveness” as a source for manufacturing operations and is on track to achieve cost parity with manufactured imports from China by 2015. That’s according to new research released by AlixPartners.
NEW YORK—In a move to attract the next generation into manufacturing, ThomasNet has launched the North American Manufacturing Scholarship Program. Up to 30 graduating high school seniors with an interest in manufacturing careers will each receive a $1,000 scholarship to pursue studies at a two-year or four-year college, or a vocational-technical school.