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Call for Nominations! The 5th annual Assembly Plant of the Year Award… Superior assembly plants deserve special recognition. The Assembly Plant of the Year Award is presented annually by ASS E M B LY magazine to acknowledge outstanding achievement in product assembly. Any assembly plant in the United States is eligible. Plant size, type of assembly process or type of industry is not important, as long as the facility is involved in joining discrete parts into finished products. We’re looking for plants that have applied world-class assembly processes to reduce production cost, increase productivity, shorten time to market or improve product quality. The Assembly Plant of the Year Award will be presented to Anyone can nominate a plant! the manufacturing staff of the winning plant in Employees, suppliers and casual observers are o a special ceremony at the plant. The plant will also welcome to submit nominations. Use the online form at receive a commemorative banner to hang on its www.assemblymag.com. Submit the completed nomination wall or fly on its flagpole. In addition, an article profiling the plant will appear in the November form, with supporting documentation, to ASSEMBLY magazine by April 16, 2008. Nominations will be evaluated by a review issue of ASSEMBLY magazine. board comprised of manufacturing experts. The winning plant will be selected and notified by early summer. y Assembly Plant of the Year 2004 Kenworth Truck Co. Renton, WA See the 2007 award presentation by clicking ASSEMBLY TV at www.assemblymag.com. Assembly Assembly Plant bl t of the Year 2005 e Year Xerox Corp. Webster, NY ASSEMBLY magazine reserves the right to accept or reject any nominations. Assembly Plant of the Year 2006 Lear Corp. Montgomery, AL A Assembly Plant of the Year 2007 Schneider Electric/ Square D Lexington, KY www.assemblymag.com April 2008 / ASSE M B LY 19 http://www.assemblymag.com http://www.assemblymag.com http://www.assemblymag.com http://www.assemblymag.com totoTable of Contents for the Digital Edition of Assembly - April 2008Assembly Planbook - April 2008ContentsEditorialWelding BeadsQuality in AssemblyAssembly LinesAssembly in ActionAssembly Plant of the YearLittle Lessons From the Big BoysSoldering the UnsolderableEnsuring Effective Robotic DispensingThe Intricacies of AccumulationTorque Trade-OffsPut Your Coat OnProduct ReviewsProductsAdvertisers IndexClassifiedLeading LeanAssembly - April 2008Assembly - April 2008 - Assembly Planbook - April 2008 (Page Cover1)Assembly - April 2008 - Assembly Planbook - April 2008 (Page Cover2)Assembly - April 2008 - Assembly Planbook - April 2008 (Page 1)Assembly - April 2008 - Contents (Page 2)Assembly - April 2008 - Contents (Page 3)Assembly - April 2008 - 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April 2008 - Ensuring Effective Robotic Dispensing (Page 40)Assembly - April 2008 - Ensuring Effective Robotic Dispensing (Page 41)Assembly - April 2008 - The Intricacies of Accumulation (Page 42)Assembly - April 2008 - The Intricacies of Accumulation (Page 43)Assembly - April 2008 - Torque Trade-Offs (Page 44)Assembly - April 2008 - Torque Trade-Offs (Page 45)Assembly - April 2008 - Torque Trade-Offs (Page 46)Assembly - April 2008 - Torque Trade-Offs (Page 47)Assembly - April 2008 - Torque Trade-Offs (Page 48)Assembly - April 2008 - Torque Trade-Offs (Page 49)Assembly - April 2008 - Torque Trade-Offs (Page 50)Assembly - April 2008 - Torque Trade-Offs (Page 51)Assembly - April 2008 - Put Your Coat On (Page 52)Assembly - April 2008 - Put Your Coat On (Page 53)Assembly - April 2008 - Put Your Coat On (Page 54)Assembly - April 2008 - Put Your Coat On (Page 55)Assembly - April 2008 - Product Reviews (Page 56)Assembly - April 2008 - Product Reviews (Page 57)Assembly - April 2008 - Product Reviews (Page 58)Assembly - 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