The Rise of U.S. Manufacturing: MISUMI Americas’ New Industry Report
American manufacturing just put up its best numbers in history. Output hit a record $2.91 trillion in 2024.…
Weld Spatter Resistant Locating Pins: WSR Coating for Body-in-White Production
Locating pins in resistance welding environments face a problem that costs automotive manufacturers in downtime, scrap, and line…
Types of Rollers and How They Are Used
Rollers are widely used components that serve the simple yet surprisingly diverse functions of facilitating and processing material…
To Step and To Serve: Motors
Small motors can be categorized into motors to obtain power by converting electrical energy to rotational energy, and…
Swaging: A Deformation
In the simplest of terms, products are generally made by functionally assembling various parts. Product design and assembly/production…
Component Alignment Technology
The parts feeder component alignment technology has been a mature technology since the industrial automation became popular since…
Go Big: Large Automation Design
As automation becomes more demanding there is a need for stronger materials and larger equipment. In this post,…
The Internet of Things – What is Industry 4.0?
We’ve covered what is IoT, security and now onto manufacturing. The internet of things has not only affected…
Supply Chain Management Pt 3: Manufacturing & Operations
Supply-Chain Council developed ‘SCOR”: Supply Chain Operations Reference Model. It is built around six major processes: plan, source,…
Supply Chain Management Pt 1: Introduction
The Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP)’s definition of supply chain management: “Supply chain management encompasses the…
