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Sensing Systems for Manufacturing
One of the constraints manufacturers come up against is limited space. It is entirely too common for a manufacturer to develop a grand plan to improve their process, only to find that the physical space required for the new equipment, including multiple presses, simply is not available, and the idea of having to move a heavy workpiece into multiple …
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Most Equipment Suppliers produce a selection of standard products, that perform a few basic functions, designed for a range of applications. The end-users who purchase them and use them in their manufacturing facilities, often have to rig together “science projects” on their shop floor to make that equipment do precisely what their manufacturing …
There is nothing quite like supplying a catheter that comes apart during use to focus a manufacturer’s attention on quality, but supplying one that doesn’t work after it’s in place comes in a close second. Both of those defects typically are caused by the failure of a crimping process used in catheter manufacturing, a process that should be simple …
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By: Jim CamilloSenior [email protected] Magazine Assembling control arms for one of America’s most popular car manufacturers is a challenge at many levels for ZF at its Lapeer, MI, plant. The assembly process includes precision machining a cast aluminum control arm, fixturing the arm multiple times, and installing a …
If the battery in your flashlight or cell phone fails, it’s an inconvenience. But, if the medical device batteries in your surgically implanted medical device (IMD) fails, it’s a medical emergency. Needless to say, batteries for the latter are very special and put together with extreme care. Up to 90% of the volume of an IMD is the battery and …
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