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Manufacturing Trade Associations Publish Open Letter to CEOs

March 12, 2020

Cleveland, OH — CEOs of companies facing global supply chain challenges can find local solutions with U.S. suppliers, declared five American manufacturing trade associations in an open letter to CEOs. The trade associations represent more than 3,500 companies in industries that employ more than 475,000 Americans.

Nissan Installs Extra-Large Press at UK Assembly Plant

March 11, 2020

SUNDERLAND, UK—Nissan Motor Co. has installed a new, extra-large press line at its assembly plant here.

Beckwood, KOMT Deliver Automated Press for Spirit Aerosystems

March 11, 2020

ST. LOUIS—Beckwood Press Co., a manufacturer of hydraulic and servo-electric presses, and Kansas Oklahoma Machine Tools (KOMT), a machinery distributor throughout the Midwest, recently delivered the first ever press with automated die change to Spirit AeroSystems for use in the aerospace supplier’s Joule Form manufacturing process.

Integrating Presses Into Assembly Systems

As the stand-alone, product-dedicated press becomes more obsolete, workcells and assembly lines with integrated presses are becoming more flexible and productive

Jim Camillo

September 9, 2019

Load cells and sensors used with presses measure several key variables, such as ram force, distance and time, and help ensure they stay within allowable tolerances.

Hydraulic Options for High-Force Pressing

When the pressing application requires a force of 10 tons or more, manufacturers can count on hydraulic, hydropneumatic and pneumohydraulic presses

Jim Camillo

May 6, 2019

Some assembly technologies evolve too fast or too slow, while others change at a pace that's just right. Hydraulic presses belong in the latter category, according to some suppliers, and that's a good thing.

Pailton steers clear of U-joint assembly problems

Jim Camillo

January 8, 2019

Every vehicle needs a good driver to steer it in the right direction and away from dangers on the road. For 50 years, Pailton Engineering Ltd. has been manufacturing the steering systems that give drivers of all types of vehicles this assurance as they travel from place to place.

Press Adds Punch to Roll-Former’s Status as Industry Leader

Jim Camillo

December 14, 2018

Roll-form manufacturers produce a wide range of parts for assembly, including highly contoured automotive exterior panels.

2018 Assembly Plant of the Year: Ford Shifts Flexible Assembly Into High Gear

The Van Dyke transmission plant excels at high-volume, high-mix production.

Austin Weber

October 2, 2018

One of the top transmission assembly plants in the world is Ford Motor Co.'s Van Dyke facility in Sterling Heights, MI. It's part of a network of Ford factories that mass-produce axles, engines and other power train components used in the company's cars and trucks.

Leather Embosser Gives Joining Module the Stamp of Approval

Jim Camillo

September 13, 2018

Porsche, Lamborghini and other European luxury vehicle manufacturers build cars that are stunning on the outside.

Staking for Plastic Parts Assembly

A wide range of staking methods produce quality plastic assemblies with stress-free joints

Jim Camillo

September 5, 2018

How well an assembled plastic part performs depends a great deal upon how its component pieces are joined. Those made of strong, hard plastic may be fastened together or bonded. Thermoplastic pieces allow for even more options, including screws and rivets, various types of adhesives or welding, staking and being snap-fit.

Toyota Chairman Akio Toyoda Calls Prospect of Nissan-Honda Merger 'Exciting'

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer Warns: Other States and China Are ‘Gunning for Michigan Jobs’

Pratt and Whitney Automates Assembly of Jet Engines

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