Assembly - December 2008 - (Page 2) December 2008 Vol. 51, No. 13 22 ASSEMBLY 66 COVER STORY 46 22 A Modest Increase Despite the credit crunch, U.S. assembly plants will nudge up their spending on capital equipment next year.—John Sprovieri FEATURES 52 DEPARTMENTS Editorial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Als ik kan.—Don Hegland 42 ATExpo Forges Ahead Exhibitors express confidence in spite of a sputtering economy.—Adam Cort 46 Batteries Behaving Badly Even a tightly sealed battery can emit toxic gases. —Austin Weber Welding Beads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Welding plastic.—Sean Flowers Quality in Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Get the MEOST out of reliability testing.—John Sprovieri 49 RTVs Cushion the Ride Silicones are best dispensed with automated equipment.—Bill Boyd Assembly Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 RIA presents 2008 Engelberger Awards. Assembly in Action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Modular system ensures robot safety. 52 The Human Side of Lean Ergonomics plays a key role in workbench design. —Austin Weber Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Advertisers Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Classified . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Leading Lean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Build common understanding.—Jamie Flinchbaugh 57 View From the Top In this special advertising section, executives from leading suppliers of assembly technology give their opinions on where the assembly market is headed. NEXT MONTH Medical Device Assembly Keeping Screws Tight Solar Panel Assembly Ultrasonic Welding Cover design by Mike Robinson 2 ASSEMBLY / December 2008 www.assemblymag.com http://www.assemblymag.com
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