Q: Can you apply OEE to a manual assembly line? We have established takt times for each of our manual assembly lines, and each assembly station has been balanced so that it can be completed within the ...

In recent years, human-robot cooperation – also known as human-robot collaboration, or HRC – has taken center stage at trade fairs. The term applies to any situation where robots work directly ...

Klaus Brinkrode, Sales Manager of Med. Tech Device Assembly & Labeling at Syntegon, explains their RMA machine and how it improves auto-injector assembly. The RMA is being used for R&D and small batch ...

Replacing manual parts with electronic was the theme at Sanhua’s booth at the AHR Expo. “Systems are becoming more and more sophisticated, and while yesterday’s systems were mostly mechanical, ...

Open source pick and place machines have come a long way in the past years, but are not necessarily worth the setup time and machine cost if you are only building a few PCBs at a time. [Nuri Erginer] ...

Everyone has an Ikea horror story. My wife’s work desk, for instance, took her and my mother-in-law an entire day to assemble, moving forward only in fits and starts with frequent intermissions for ...

Here's the revised description with all links and related additional text removed: --- This router table and fence are available through my Etsy or Shopify. 1. Attach the 1/2” base plate to the 3/4” ...

In partnership with Google, iFixit last month started selling genuine Pixel phone parts. Google has now published a very detailed Pixel 6a repair manual that looks to be identical to what is used ...