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Austin Weber

Austin has been senior editor for ASSEMBLY Magazine since September 1999. He has more than 21 years of b-to-b publishing experience and has written about a wide variety of manufacturing and engineering topics. Austin is a graduate of the University of Michigan.

Articles

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Molding for Medical Device Assembly: Plastic Trends, Issues and Challenges

Austin Weber

April 8, 2005

ASSEMBLY Magazine recently asked Paul Chauvin, Vectra engineering manager at Ticona Technical Polymers (Summit, NJ), a few questions on plastic medical device trends, issues and challenges. Chauvin has decades

Austin Weber

April 6, 2005

Manufacturers strive to integrate assembly and packaging lines.

Austin Weber

April 6, 2005

Plastic injection molding offers numerous advantages and challenges.

Austin Weber

March 6, 2005

Low-cost production is only one piece of a complex puzzle.

Austin Weber

March 5, 2005

Assembly lines are a critical link in upstream and downstream activities.

Austin Weber

February 10, 2005

Accommodation: any modification or adjustment to a work environment that enables an operator to perform essential job functions. Administrative controls: procedures and methods, set up by the employer, that

Austin Weber

February 10, 2005

Activity-based costing: an accounting system that assigns costs to products based on the amount of resources used to design, order or make a product. Andon board: a visual control

Austin Weber

February 10, 2005

Accuracy: the ability of a robot to move to a specified X, Y and Z value in space. Actuator: a device that converts electrical, hydraulic or pneumatic energy into robot

Austin Weber

February 7, 2005

There's a right way and a wrong way for every robotic assembly application.

Lean Workstations: Organized for Productivity

Austin Weber

February 6, 2005

Lean workstations are designed for minimal wasted motion, which refers to any unnecessary time and effort required to assemble a product. Excessive twists or turns, uncomfortable reaches or pickups, and unnecessary walking all contribute to wasted motion.

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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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