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 ...

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 ...

Shown here is a 300-ppm continuous motion orientation and the assembly of an actuator and orifice insert. The mechanism in the center ensures insert is assembled to correct force. Device developers ...

The majority of automated manufacturing assembly processes require the reorientation or "picking and placing" of parts at least once. Examples include parts being loaded into an automated assembly ...

Auto assembly is among the most complex operations in existence, and it requires thousands of parts, people, and machines to make it all work. While early automobiles were built individually by hand, ...

Nearly every successful company passes through the difficult transformation of being small to being large. As this transition occurs, there are many product development decisions to be made. For ...