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The design stage of a product’s life cycle is arguably one of the most crucial decision making periods, as 70 to 80 percent of the overall manufacturing cost can be projected at this stage. Engineers ...

A software-powered simulation for assembly behavior can compensate for the gap in automation by building intuition in the safety of a high-fidelity digital twin. The best way to align a screw is a ...

Download the PDF of this article. When a company automates an assembly process, the fastening pins that will be used during assembly are just as important as the automation equipment. Two of the ...

Software automation in PCB assembly. Advantages and disadvantages of software automation in PCB assembly. The PCB assembly (PCBA) process is becoming more complex with evolving market trends such as ...

Lean manufacturing seeks to make clear what adds value by reducing everything else. Lean is clearly not a fixed-point objective; accelerating global market competition demands operational flexibility ...

Increasing electronic assembly system speed, ServoClass couplings provide high torsional stiffness, zero backlash, and low hysteresis. They ensure repeatable positioning at speeds up to 10,000 rpm.

Today’s manufacturing environment, no longer the province of the strong man, integrates robotic and other automation technologies to eliminate the heavy physical toll that was once a part of most ...

Rochester Institute of Technology recently installed a MIRTEC MV3 OMNI automated, optical inspection machine in its Center for Electronics Manufacturing and Assembly (CEMA). The equipment enables ...

VLC Photonics, a renowned photonic integrated circuit (PIC) design and test house (part of the Hitachi High-Tech Group), and ficonTEC, a leading provider of automated assembly and test production ...