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whitepaper Digital manufacturing solutions based on PLM provide a common backbone that links all of the interrelated aspects of assembly manufacturing. Recognizing that a lack of process consistency is seriously hampering production efficiency, companies are...
[14 May 2008]
whitepaper Harris Corporation wanted to provide product design, implementation, and testing teams with instant access to product data and information and communicate change requests and assembly instructions. Harris Corporation deployed AutoVue Electro...
[14 May 2008]
whitepaper It selected the SolidWorks 3D mechanical design system as its standard design environment because of the system's large assembly functionality; short learning curve, and communications capabilities. This case study briefs about BWIR design and...
[18 Apr 2008]
whitepaper Intelligent Manufacturing Solutions (IMS) is a full service Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) provider, specializing in New Product Introduction and Quick Turn Assembly, from Prototype through Moderate Run Production.
[27 Mar 2008]
whitepaper From raw casting through the assembly process, Volvo implemented RFID to track and process 30,000 engines per year. The new system enabled their new Poke Yoke (mistake free) assembly process to reduce errors and increase profits.
[11 Feb 2008]
whitepaper In choosing a new system a major requirement was the inclusion of assembly trees, a key factor in helping Tacktick maintain the accurate control of its stock that is needed. Tacktick's business model is to design and market its products, but...
[08 Feb 2008]
whitepaper To meet these challenges, the group relies on digital manufacturing methods, such as the new Tecnomatix virtual commissioning solution, Process Simulate Commissioning (aka eM-PLC). The Siemens Automation and Drives Group (A&D) is the leading...
[14 Jan 2008]
whitepaper Renault VI and Mack Trucks adopted Tecnomatix digital manufacturing solutions to streamline assembly and cut production costs at French facility. The company collaborated with sister plant in United States to facilitate virtual manufacturing...
[14 Jan 2008]
whitepaper It also needed tight CAM integration for ensuring seamless downstream processes such as mechanical manufacturing and assembly. To ensure high-quality drawings, for example, company needed functions such as collision control for individual parts in...
[14 Jan 2008]
whitepaper The company modeled boat components as 3D models in Solid Edge software and created virtual assembly models of entire boats to replace physical mockups. They used solid models to drive manufacturing equipment.
[14 Jan 2008]
whitepaper The draftsmen modeled each AC unit - internal assembly and sheet metal cover - in solids, then checked the models thoroughly for interferences. The challenge was to boost product quality which re-creates manufacturing documentation to improve...
[14 Jan 2008]
whitepaper They deployed overhaul design and manufacturing process by fully utilizing NX software and used one product database from design through tooling. Swift Engineering makes racing cars that consistently outperform the competition, both in terms of...
[14 Jan 2008]
whitepaper Founded in 1983, Adept Technology provides robot and robot control mechanisms for small-parts assembly, material handling, and precision process applications at many of the world's largest telecommunications, consumer electronics, semiconductor...
[10 Jan 2008]
whitepaper The company employs around 3,500 people at six major manufacturing sites, three smaller centers that deal with just-in-time assembly, and four warehouses. Brakes India manufactures braking systems and ferrous castings for customers in the...
[02 Dec 2007]
whitepaper Eastek International is an international ISO 9001 certified contract manufacturing facility offering complete solutions for printed circuit board assembly, using the latest technology in manufacture and testing.
[16 Jun 2007]
Comment And the parts that make up our cars are timed to arrive in the factory on the day of assembly, minimising excess inventory that has to be stored and managed, keeping manufacturing costs as low as possible.
[04 Apr 2007]
News Intel currently runs assembly and test plants in the Pudong district of Shanghai and in Chengdu in southwest China but, as the name suggests, those facilities merely test and assemble the final packaging for processors made elsewhere.
[14 Mar 2007]
News The RTLS technology, which is still in pilot phase, also helps track parts from one workstation to another in the factory and monitors if they are moving at the right speed through the assembly process.
[13 Mar 2007]
News The agency said in a statement: "IPS will continue to work with both existing and new suppliers of the biometric assembly to improve the warranty on this assembly as market confidence grows. In addition, any passports returned to the agency will be...
[06 Feb 2007]
whitepaper While needing to maintain ongoing output of its products, the transition of an assembly line from one location to another - sometimes half way around the world - is an enormous logistical puzzle that has to be very carefully coordinated with full...
[19 Dec 2006]
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