Have you ever purchased a brand new set of pliers and upon opening the package found them so stiff that you felt like you needed the ‘jaws of life’ just to pry them open? Or had them flop open because the rivet joining the two halves was so loose that it felt like they were going to fall apart at any second? This was a very common complaint voiced …
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Save Big Dollars when Buying Capital Equipment
A difficult challenge even under the best of circumstances! But given today’s increased cost of materials and components, and ever-shrinking Cap X budgets, the ability to generate an acceptable level of savings has become more difficult than ever. This is especially true when investing in capital-intensive, high-level assembly processes and …
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Controlling Control Arm Assembly
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 …
Software Powers Productivity for Automotive Presses
Manufacturing Engineering: How can software help manufacturers improve overall productivity? Andy Joseph, VP of Engineering at Promess: Software can make a huge impact in productivity whenever workers can multitask. For example, I remember a day when personal computers could do only one thing at a time. Windows fundamentally changed …
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The Challenge of Implantable Medical Device Batteries
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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