As emissions regulations become ever more challenging, diesel fuel injection systems manufacturers turn to microhole EDM for help By John MacGregor President AA-EDM Ann Arbor, MI There are different forms of electric discharge machining (EDM), but all basically work in the same manner. EDM works by eroding material in the path of electrical discharges that form "a Read More
Archives for September 2012
Flexible Automation for Automotive
Larger-payload robots start making inroads while other new automation innovations help spur auto industry productivity By Patrick Waurzyniak Senior Editor As the automotive industry’s reawakening continues, less-expensive high-payload robots are gaining traction over more conventional fixed tooling among automakers focused on cutting costs while improving manufacturing Read More
A New Dimension in Data Sharing
Boeing 787 program and B/E Aerospace seating products group put the 3D PDF system to use At the beginning of 2012, the new Boeing 787 Dreamliner program had a corporate-wide digital repository of over 500,000 3D PDF documents, which had been accessed over 3 million times. If it wasn’t already obvious, these usage numbers should send a clear message to the aerospace Read More