Assembly Planbook - April 2008 - (Page 15) Last year, it produced approximately 44,000 Gold Wing touring and VTX cruiser motorcycles. DE-STA-CO Showcases Facility in India AUBURN HILLS, MI—Robotic tooling, workholding and automation equipment manufacturer DE-STA-CO recently held an open house to mark the opening of its new manufacturing facility in Pune, India. The plant, which produces automation components, as well as manual and pneumatic clamps, is part of an ongoing effort to further expand the company’s presence beyond North America. “Our new facility in India will play an exciting role in our efforts to increase global support of our customers,” says company president Pat Carroll. “DE-STACO serves a wide variety of companies doing business in every corner of the world. We are dedicated to establishing the resources to efficiently support our customers regardless of where they are located.” FANUC Unveils Certification Program ROCHESTER HILLS, MI— FANUC Robotics America Inc. has created what it is calling its Certified Education Robot Training program to help high schools, community colleges and universities develop a new generation of robotics professionals. In addition to certifying instructors, the program offers an educational tooling package, which includes an industrial robot, integrated vision system, programmable logic controller and Roboguide simulation software. “With this package, students can learn fundamental through advanced engineering and manufacturing concepts while learning math and science,” says FANUC Customer Resource Center vice president Kevin Ostby. “Students will work with the same robots, software and applications that are used in industry.” FANUC Robotics has created a For additional information, certification program to help train a new visit, www.fanucrobotics.com, generation of robotics professionals. or call 248-377-7000. Park to produce electrical harnesses and structural components for its Challenger 850 and Q400 series airplanes. Among other components, the plant is producing fuselage sections, rudders, elevators and horiMONTREAL—Bombardier zontal stabilizers. At present, the Aerospace has opened a new plant facility has about 900 employees. in Mexico’s Querétaro Aerospace That number is expected to grow Bombardier Opens Aerospace Plant in Mexico Kistler Process Sensing Separates Fact From Fiction and Good Parts From Bad ±600 0.01 Nm … 20,000 Nm 0.007 lbf-ft 14,750 lbf-ft 1 mN … 20 MN 0.0002 lbf 4.5 Mlbf detailed signature evaluations Kistler sensors for process monitoring of force and torque are synonymous with technological leadership in piezoelectric and piezoresistive measurement. Coupled with versatile Kistler process monitor/ control units, zero defect goals are met. For more facts and less fiction, call Kistler. www.kistler.com Kistler Instrument Corp., 75 John Glenn Drive, Amherst, NY 14228 Tel. 1-888-KISTLER, Fax 716-691-5226, sales.us@kistler.com ASB08074Kist.indd 1 7/11/07 8:53:22 AM www.assemblymag.com April 2008 / ASSE M B LY 15 900-964a-07.07 Material Strain Torque Force Process Monitor http://www.kistler.com http://www.kistler.com http://www.assemblymag.com
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