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Girls in engineering.(Editorial)
Aug 01, 2008; Hegland, Don ... A "spirited disagreement" is guaranteed to be part of any discussion of whether there is a shortage--or a career-destroying surplus--of engineers in America. Some hold that the only shortage is engineers willing to work for less than what McDonald's pays its counter staff. On the other ...
MIG and TIG 101.(Welding BEADS)
Aug 01, 2008; Hegland, Don ... Both MIG and TIG welding are widely used in manufacturing, both manually and in automated and semiautomated systems. The American Welding Society (AWS) formal terminology for MIG--the acronym means metal inert gas--welding is gas metal arc welding (GMAW). Similarly, the AWS formal ...
Fiber-optic profilometer measures surface quality.(QUALITY in ASSEMBLY)
Aug 01, 2008; Sprovieri, John ... In the past, the compressor rotor for a jet engine was usually an assembly: Fan blades were attached to the disk with fasteners. Today, the rotor is apt to be a single part, the disk and blades machined from a solid piece of metal. Known as a "blisk," an integrally bladed rotor is lighter, ...
Airbus ramping up China plant.(Assembly Lines)
Aug 01, 2008 ... TOULOUSE, France -- Airbus has begun sending major sub-assemblies and other components to its new single-aisle jetliner assembly plant in Tianjin, China. The plant is set to begin assembling its first A320 aircraft later this month. Delivery of the airplane to Sichuan Airlines is scheduled ...
Caterpillar, Navistar joining forces.(Assembly Lines)
Aug 01, 2008 ... PEORIA, IL -- Construction equipment manufacturer Caterpillar Inc. is teaming up with truck builder Navistar International Corp. (Warrenville, IL) to create a new line of heavy-duty trucks for use in the road construction and oil industries. "We are pleased to be matching the ...
Lotus develops 'hemp' sports car.(Assembly Lines)
Aug 01, 2008 ... HETHEL, England -- Sports car manufacturer Group Lotus has created a new "eco" version of its Elise model as part of an ongoing effort to become a leader in the area of green automotive manufacturing. A product of the company's new environmental technologies consulting division, ...
Caterpillar investing $1 billion in U.S. capacity.(Assembly Lines)
Aug 01, 2008 ... PEORIA, IL -- Responding to strong worldwide demand for its products, Caterpillar Inc. is investing $1 billion to increase production capacity in a number of its U.S. manufacturing facilities, including its plants in East Peoria, Joliet, Decatur, Aurora and Mossville, IL. "This ...
Assembly webcast to cover robots, vision.(Assembly Lines)
Aug 01, 2008 ... BENSENVILLE, IL -- During the past two decades, robots and vision systems have helped U.S. manufacturers dramatically increase both productivity and product quality. The Robotics Industry Association (Ann Arbor, MI) estimates some 180,000 robots are currently at work in American factories, ...
ATExpo to highlight sustainable manufacturing.(Assembly Lines)
Aug 01, 2008 ... ROSEMONT, IL -- This year's Assembly Technology Exposition (ATExpo), set to take place Sept. 22-25 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center adjacent to Chicago's O'Hare Airport, will include a dedicated conference track on the environment, titled "Green Manufacturing: Business ...
Windmills take to the seas.(Assembly Lines)
Aug 01, 2008 ... STANAVGER, Norway -- Siemens AG (Munich, Germany) is collaborating with Norway-based StatoilHydro to develop the world's first floating wind turbine. Capable of anchoring in waters as deep as 2,100 feet, the turbine will employ a partially submerged steel and concrete buoy to keep it ...
UP, Norfolk Southern team up on automotive deliveries.(Assembly Lines)
Aug 01, 2008 ... OMAHA, NE -- Norfolk Southern (Norfolk, VA) and the Union Pacific Railroad have joined forces to make it easier for automotive manufacturers to deliver their products by rail. Specifically, the two companies have created what they are calling the Automotive Interline Co-Loading ...
Schleuniger acquiring PAWO AG.(Assembly Lines)
Aug 01, 2008 ... MANCHESTER, NH -- Wire processing equipment maker Schleuniger Group (Thun, Switzerland), has acquired PAWO Systems AG (Unterageri, Switzerland). PAWO employs 100 and specializes in the manufacture of machines that are used to attach ...
Perkins investing $37 million in new test facility.(Assembly Lines)
Aug 01, 2008 ... PETERBOROUGH, England -- Diesel engine manufacturer Perkins Engines Co. is investing approximately $37 million to expand the Global Engine Development (GED) center that it operates at its headquarters in Peterborough. The expansion is calling for 12 new mechanical validation cells and five ...
Honda begins production of fuel cell vehicles.(Assembly Lines)
Aug 01, 2008 ... TOKYO -- Honda Motor Co. has begun limited production of its new FCX Clarity fuel cell vehicle on a dedicated fuel cell vehicle assembly line in Japan. The new line, which is intended to weed out bugs in the fuel-cell vehicle production process, includes a number of unique workstations, ...
Ford exporting $800 million in parts to China.(Assembly Lines)
Aug 01, 2008 ... DEARBORN, MI -- Ford Motor Co. has signed an agreement to supply more than $800 million in automotive parts to China, including transmissions manufactured in Michigan. Ford will also sell more than 30,000 North American-built vehicles in China, beginning in 2009. Ford has a long ...
Henkel moves North American headquarters.(Assembly Lines)
Aug 01, 2008 ... ROCKY HILL, CT -- Henkel of America Inc., manufacturer of the Loctite line of adhesives, has relocated its North American corporate headquarters from Gulph Mills, PA, to Rocky Hill, CT. The headquarters now occupies the same site as the company's adhesive technologies business. ...
Prius bumps Highlander from new plant.(Assembly Lines)
Aug 01, 2008 ... TOKYO -- Responding to the ongoing slump in sales of larger vehicles in the United States, Toyota Motor Corp. has decided to build the Prius hybrid sedan at its new plant in Blue Spring, MS, as opposed to the ...
Airbus christens second A380 Ro-Ro vessel.(Assembly Lines)
Aug 01, 2008 ... SINGAPORE -- Airbus (Toulouse, France) has christened a second roll-on and roll-off (Ro-Ro) oceangoing vessel named City of Hamburg to transport various large sub-assemblies making up its A380 jumbo jet between different manufacturing faculties. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ...
Medical device event coming to New England.(Assembly Lines)
Aug 01, 2008 ... LOS ANGELES -- Following the successful 2007 launch of the BIOMEDevice trade show in San Jose, CA, events organizer Canon Communications is creating a similar event in New England. Set to take place April 22-23, 2009, at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center, New England ...
Ford produces Russian Focus no. 250,000.(Assembly Lines)
Aug 01, 2008 ... ST. PETERSBURG, Russia -- Ford Motor Co. recently marked a major milestone as the 250,000th Russian-built Ford Focus rolled off the production line at the company's Vsevolozhsk plant near St. Petersburg. The car, a silver 1.8 litre Ghia Wagon, will be delivered to a customer in ...

Assembly back issues from 2008:

  1. August 2008 (86)
  2. June 2008 (63)
  3. May 2008 (73)
  4. March 2008 (67)
  5. February 2008 (62)
  6. January 2008 (83)

Assembly back issues from 2007:

  1. March 2007 (54)
  2. January 2007 (79)

Assembly back issues from 2006:

  1. December 2006 (71)
  2. October 2006 (52)
  3. September 2006 (49)
  4. August 2006 (79)
  5. July 2006 (108)
  6. June 2006 (47)
  7. May 2006 (45)
  8. April 2006 (73)
  9. March 2006 (44)
  10. February 2006 (37)
  11. January 2006 (97)

Assembly back issues from 2005:

  1. December 2005 (61)
  2. November 2005 (125)
  3. October 2005 (34)
  4. September 2005 (45)
  5. August 2005 (72)
  6. July 2005 (204)
  7. June 2005 (65)
  8. May 2005 (52)
  9. April 2005 (113)
  10. March 2005 (39)
  11. February 2005 (68)
  12. January 2005 (112)

Assembly back issues from 2004:

  1. December 2004 (89)
  2. November 2004 (94)
  3. October 2004 (70)
  4. September 2004 (34)
  5. August 2004 (74)
  6. July 2004 (79)
  7. June 2004 (77)
  8. May 2004 (55)
  9. April 2004 (108)
  10. March 2004 (25)
  11. February 2004 (76)
  12. January 2004 (116)

Assembly back issues from 2003:

  1. December 2003 (122)
  2. November 2003 (124)
  3. October 2003 (92)
  4. September 2003 (200)
  5. August 2003 (76)
  6. July 2003 (103)
  7. June 2003 (85)
  8. May 2003 (60)
  9. April 2003 (102)
  10. March 2003 (19)
  11. February 2003 (81)
  12. January 2003 (65)

Assembly back issues from 2002:

  1. December 2002 (128)
  2. November 2002 (83)
  3. October 2002 (101)
  4. September 2002 (43)
  5. August 2002 (93)
  6. July 2002 (55)
  7. June 2002 (122)
  8. May 2002 (103)
  9. April 2002 (63)
  10. March 2002 (10)
  11. February 2002 (35)
  12. January 2002 (46)

Assembly back issues from 2001:

  1. December 2001 (76)
  2. November 2001 (46)
  3. October 2001 (93)
  4. September 2001 (41)
  5. August 2001 (101)
  6. July 2001 (61)
  7. June 2001 (76)
  8. May 2001 (72)
  9. April 2001 (108)
  10. March 2001 (61)
  11. February 2001 (102)
  12. January 2001 (68)

Assembly back issues from 2000:

  1. December 2000 (82)
  2. November 2000 (82)
  3. October 2000 (52)
  4. September 2000 (77)
  5. August 2000 (111)
  6. July 2000 (3)
  7. June 2000 (67)
  8. May 2000 (81)
  9. April 2000 (114)
  10. March 2000 (69)
  11. February 2000 (23)
  12. January 2000 (28)

Assembly back issues from 1999:

  1. December 1999 (73)
  2. November 1999 (33)
  3. October 1999 (22)
  4. September 1999 (13)
  5. August 1999 (9)
  6. June 1999 (9)
  7. May 1999 (12)
  8. April 1999 (15)
  9. March 1999 (9)
  10. February 1999 (9)
  11. January 1999 (13)

Assembly back issues from 1998:

  1. December 1998 (9)
  2. November 1998 (10)
  3. October 1998 (17)
  4. September 1998 (15)
  5. July 1998 (3)
  6. June 1998 (11)
  7. May 1998 (13)
  8. April 1998 (14)
  9. March 1998 (16)
  10. February 1998 (12)
  11. January 1998 (13)

Assembly back issues from 1997:

  1. December 1997 (29)
  2. November 1997 (12)
  3. October 1997 (14)
  4. September 1997 (6)
  5. August 1997 (14)
  6. June 1997 (2)
  7. May 1997 (10)
  8. April 1997 (10)
  9. March 1997 (6)
  10. February 1997 (9)
  11. January 1997 (9)

Assembly back issues from 1996:

  1. December 1996 (7)
  2. November 1996 (7)
  3. October 1996 (6)
  4. September 1996 (5)
  5. August 1996 (9)
  6. June 1996 (2)
  7. May 1996 (5)
  8. April 1996 (10)
  9. March 1996 (8)
  10. February 1996 (9)
  11. January 1996 (6)

Assembly back issues from 1995:

  1. November 1995 (7)
  2. October 1995 (6)
  3. September 1995 (7)
  4. July 1995 (11)
  5. May 1995 (7)
  6. April 1995 (8)
  7. March 1995 (13)
  8. January 1995 (10)

Assembly back issues from 1994:

  1. October 1994 (7)
  2. September 1994 (8)
  3. July 1994 (8)
  4. June 1994 (20)
  5. May 1994 (8)
  6. March 1994 (6)
  7. February 1994 (10)
  8. January 1994 (11)

Assembly back issues from 1993:

  1. November 1993 (10)
  2. September 1993 (3)
  3. July 1993 (13)
  4. June 1993 (7)
  5. May 1993 (7)
  6. April 1993 (10)
  7. February 1993 (13)
  8. January 1993 (11)

Assembly back issues from 1992:

  1. November 1992 (8)
  2. October 1992 (10)
  3. September 1992 (8)
  4. July 1992 (13)
  5. June 1992 (10)
  6. May 1992 (13)
  7. April 1992 (2)
  8. February 1992 (13)
  9. January 1992 (6)

Assembly back issues from 1991:

  1. November 1991 (13)
  2. October 1991 (9)
  3. September 1991 (7)
  4. July 1991 (11)
  5. June 1991 (10)
  6. May 1991 (11)
  7. April 1991 (11)
  8. February 1991 (15)
  9. January 1991 (12)

Assembly back issues from 1990:

  1. December 1990 (14)
  2. November 1990 (14)
  3. October 1990 (16)
  4. September 1990 (6)
  5. August 1990 (14)
  6. July 1990 (5)