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Designing and Building Automated Assembly Systems

When designing automated assembly lines, integrators consider production volume, cost, delivery schedule and other factors

John Sprovieri

September 10, 2018

The first thing a visitor notices on arriving at the headquarters of Genesis Automation in St. Charles, IL, is the company's business hours. Rather than 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., there's this: "However long it takes."

Quality Products Start With Quality Projects

Jon Quigley

September 10, 2018

Project quality and product quality are different things, but they are inextricably linked—or they should be. It is possible for a project to seem successful and deliver the anticipated result, only to find out later the product is not what was expected.

Tougher customer requirements drive investment at Bendix

John Sprovieri

August 2, 2018

Trucks moved roughly 71 percent of the nation's freight by weight in 2016, according to the American Trucking Association. That's 10.55 billion tons of freight or $738.9 billion in gross freight revenue. To move all that stuff around, some 34 million trucks logged more than 450 billion miles.

Quiet Please! NVH Is Becoming More Important Than Ever

Austin Weber

July 9, 2018

Automakers spend a lot of time focusing on noise, vibration and harshness (NVH). That’s because many consumers demand vehicles that are as quiet as possible.

Vacuum Pump Aids Particle Physics Research at CERN

Jim Camillo

June 14, 2018

In the tiny town of Meyrin, Switzerland, sits the largest center for particle physics research in the world. The facility is situated near Geneva on the Franco-Swiss border and operated by the European Organization for Nuclear Re-search, better known as CERN.

Machine Inspects Automotive PCBs

Jim Camillo

May 8, 2018

While many European automotive OEMs work toward expanding their market globally, they often prefer their components to be made locally. One supplier that many German carmakers rely on for printed circuit board assemblies is DELTEC Automotive GmbH & Co. KG (DAGC).

Electric Vehicles Present Unique Leak Testing Challenges

Air-based and tracer gas detection systems ensure that all electric-vehicle battery components are leak-free

Jim Camillo

May 7, 2018

When most people think of leak testing, one childhood event probably comes to mind: Submerging a filled bicycle inner tube in a sink full of water, hoping to find the exact leak location by following a trail of air bubbles.

Machine Helps Make Crash Helmets Safer

Jim Camillo

May 7, 2018

Safety head gear is a requirement for everyone who participates in numerous sports (football, baseball, hockey), professions (law enforcement, military, construction) and activities, such as motorcycle riding.

Medical Device Manufacturers Require Tighter Leak Test Requirements

Tighter leak rate requirements are driving demand for smarter equipment in medical device manufacturing.

Austin Weber

May 1, 2018

Catheters, pacemakers, ventilators and dialysis filters are vastly different products. But, they all have one thing in common: they must be checked for leaks, whether into, or out of, an assembly.

Red Viking Creates New Business Unit

March 28, 2018

RedViking has created a new business unit. Manufacturing Quality Systems (MQS) will be based at the company's headquarters.

Governors Urge End to Boeing Strike

Boeing to Lay Off 17,000 Workers Amid Financial Struggles

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China Breaks Ground on Manufacturing Facility for Large-Scale Flying Car Production

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