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?

Manufacturers increasingly need to join multiple sheets of lightweight materials. Clinching can do it quickly, consistently and cost-effectively.

To increase productivity, manufacturers are continually looking for new ways to automate their assembly processes.

Quality has been the holy grail of manufacturing for more than 40 years.

Electromechanical servo press technology uses less energy than pneumatic or hydraulic assembly systems since they only draw current on demand

 Flexibility, performance and cost, (both capital and operating) have become key factors in today’s growing manufacturing market place. 

MARNE, MI—Metal fabrication shop DeWys Manufacturing Inc. has developed a robotic cell that automatically installs up to eight self-clinching fasteners in sheet metal.

Shape memory alloys offer numerous benefits, but cause assembly headaches.

At Hitachi Metals Automotive Components USA LLC (HMAC), suspensions, exhaust manifolds and other components are assembled every day for all of the world’s leading automakers.

Midwestern automotive supplier uses servo-driven presses to install sleeves, bearings and plugs in transmissions on an automated assembly line. Precision and data collection are key benefits of the system.