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Medical Device, Can Factories Win 2016 Shingo Prizes

November 22, 2016

LOGAN, UT—Boston Scientific’s medical device factory in Cork, Ireland, and Rexam’s beverage can factory in Querétaro, Mexico, have been named the winners of this year’s Shingo Prize for operational excellence in manufacturing.

BD to Invest $100 Million in Nebraska Assembly Plant

September 23, 2016

HOLDREGE, NE—Becton Dickinson & Co. is investing $100 million to expand its assembly plant here to make room for insulin syringe manufacturing.

Vanderbilt Is at the Forefront of Robotic Surgery

Austin Weber

September 8, 2016

Robots are used in many large hospitals to deliver supplies and assist doctors with delicate surgical procedures. In the future, robotic surgery will become the routine rather than the exception.

Welding Incompatible Thermoplastics

Incompatible thermoplastic polymers can be welded by using polymer blends that are compatible with both components.

September 8, 2016

Ideally, every component in a plastic assembly would be made from the same material. However, cost, functional and aesthetic requirements often dictate that a mix of materials be used.

Bullet-Proof Automated Assembly

A system that runs like clockwork doesn’t happen by accident.

Austin Weber

September 8, 2016

Multistation automated assembly systems are a wonder to behold. A well-designed system can mass-produce hundreds of assemblies per minute with minimal human intervention.

What’s New With Servo Presses

Needing more precision, energy efficiency and traceability data from their assembly presses, manufacturers are increasingly turning to servo-driven models.

Jim Camillo

September 8, 2016

When an assembly press supplier meets with a manufacturer to discuss its next purchase, both parties focus on one question: Which type and model of press is best for the current application? Mike Brieschke, vice president of sales at Aries Engineering Corp., recalls how two such meetings in 2006 with automotive OEMs led the supplier to ask itself another question: Which type of press is best for the future of assembly?

Vision Systems Cure Research Company’s Inflexibility Problem

Jim Camillo

September 8, 2016

In every manufacturing industry, tradition is becoming less important. Companies no longer assume that what worked in the past will be enough to keep and gain customers. Instead, they look to the latest technology to improve manufacturing processes, optimize product quality and expand their customer base.

Custom Packaging System Attracts Magnetic Materials Supplier

Jim Camillo

September 8, 2016

Magnetic materials may not be well-known by the general public, but many of the world’s leading manufacturers would be in trouble without them.

Lasers for Marking Parts

When the application calls for a high volume of parts to be permanently marked, a laser-based system is the best choice.

Jim Camillo

August 4, 2016

A surveillance camera in a retail store is designed to zoom in with laser-like precision to focus on people and merchandise. A race car is designed to handle crowded straightaways and steep turns with speed and agility.

Orbital and Radial Forming for Delicate Assemblies

New technologies are enabling orbital and radial forming equipment to tackle sophisticated assembly applications.

John Sprovieri

August 4, 2016

Engineers at a major manufacturer of portable electronic devices had a problem. They needed to rivet a small, thin electrical contact to the device’s charger subassembly, but how could they head the tiny rivets—0.02 to 0.03 inch in diameter—without crushing the assembly?