Assembly - November 2008 - (Page 2) November 2008 Vol. 51, No. 12 22 ASSEMBLY 66 COVER STORY 36 22 Big Blue Goes Green Environmental initiatives thrive at IBM Poughkeepsie, our 2008 Assembly Plant of the Year.—Austin Weber FEATURES 48 DEPARTMENTS Editorial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Free choice?—Don Hegland 36 Assembly Excellence Advanced Assembly, Kenworth and Vanner plants earn Honorable Mentions in our annual Assembly Plant of the Year competition.—Austin Weber Station to Station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 New assembly platform blends dial, asynchronous systems.—John Sprovieri 40 Your Builder IS Your Partner Successful automation begins with communication. Here’s what your machine builder needs you to know for a profitable partnership.—Edwin H. Zimmerman Quality in Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 To consumers, reliability is the true measure of quality. —John Sprovieri 48 The Enduring Label Advances in materials, inks and adhesives are expanding the applications for labels on parts and assemblies.—John Sprovieri Assembly Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Nanotubes mimic gecko’s feet. Assembly in Action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Machine vision guides van assembly. Product Reviews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 In-depth profiles of the latest assembly technology. 54 The Right Way and Wrong Way to Use Power Tools To ensure quality control and worker safety, supervisors should train operators how to use fastening tools correctly.—John Sprovieri Assembly Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Advertisers Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Classified . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Leading Lean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Work smarter and harder.—Jamie Flinchbaugh NEXT MONTH Capital Equipment Spending Survey Leak Testing Batteries Dispensing Silicones Workstation Ergonomics Cover photo courtesy IBM Corp. 2 ASSEMBLY / November 2008 www.assemblymag.com http://www.assemblymag.com
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