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There are many benefits to automation in manufacturing, from increasing productivity to improving quality to enhancing worker safety on the factory floor. If your manufacturing operation is small or medium sized, however, you may feel that you are behind in developing effective automation processes for your production line. Your questions might include: What types of...

Inertia welding is a well-established, friction-based, solid-state joining process. Many different applications use this welding process, ranging from aircraft engine parts to air bag inflators to hand tools. Process parameters associated with inertia welding (spindle speed, welding force, inertia, and displacement) have been widely studied since the process gained traction in the late 1960s. One...

A polymer can act rubbery or glassy depending on its temperature or rate of deformation, such as from an impact. This is important for medtech devices that are stored at low temperature, vibrate, or are required to pass drop testing. In general, the quicker the polymer is impacted, the more brittle it acts and the...