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Dispensing Systems for Automotive Speaker Production

Dispensing systems help manufacturers of automotive speakers and headphones master required precision and high cycle rates with ease.

January 21, 2023

Only technology that can guarantee precise dispensing of adhesives at high cycle rates is suitable for reliable scaling from manual to semi- or fully-automatic speaker production.

Atlas Copco Invests in Sustainable Electronics Competence Center in Germany

December 20, 2022

Atlas Copco is constructing an Electronics Competence Center at its Scheugenpflug GmbH headquarters in Neustadt an der Donau, Germany, to handle the technologies involved in electronics manufacturing. By 2024, the company says it will have three-times more space at the location.

Targeted Tech Solutions Help Manufacturers Transition from Paper to Automation

A company on the leading edge of ester chemistry deployed game-changing digital solutions to stay ahead of the competition.

Srinivas Kuppa

November 11, 2022

A sealants and adhesives provider implemented an MES solution that closely matched its workflows, helping the company optimize operations.

Photo of Motion Ai's new facility in Eden Prairie, Minnesota

Industrial Automation Provider Expands with New Facility

October 28, 2022

Motion Industries Inc., distributor of maintenance, repair, and operation replacement parts, announced that its industrial automation solution provider Motion Ai opened a new facility for its growing business.

VISCO-TEC: High-Precision Two-Component Adhesive Dosing

February 1, 2022

ViscoTec recently introduced cartridge applicators featuring Festo pneumatic control modules for the exact and clean feeding of adhesives, pastes, and silicones of different viscosities.

Product Profile

High-Performance Adhesive Dispensing for Electronics Applications

New dispensing technologies offer the electronics industry maximum productivity, flexibility, and functionality.

January 7, 2022

The electronics market is booming, and its trends toward component miniaturization, increasingly short cycles, and highest dispensing quality require constant innovation. Dispensing systems are key technologies in an environment of increasing automation and demand for high product output.

VISCOTEC: Automated Cartridge Emptying System

The slim design of the eco-FEED allows it to be positioned in or on dispensing cells.

October 21, 2021

An addition to ViscoTec's preeflow^® portfolio—eco-FEED—reportedly simplifies the emptying of double-chamber cartridges.

3M Announces Bonding Process Center Evolution

Formerly known as Global Adhesives Solutions Labs, 3M Bonding Process Centers connect customers with local 3M experts to help solve problems and optimize processes.

September 24, 2021

3M recently announced that its Industrial Adhesives and Tapes Division is evolving its Bonding Process Centers in St. Paul, Minn.; Neuss, Germany; and Shanghai, China.

Study Shows Manufacturing Optimism Buoyed by Innovation and Adaptability

The study found that manufacturers appear more likely than other sectors to do business differently than they did pre-pandemic, with a new focus on productivity and efficiency.

August 27, 2021

While manufacturers continue to face supply chain disruptions as a result of the pandemic, these companies are more optimistic than the national average, saying they expect overall economic conditions in the U.S. will improve, according to a recent study from Umpqua Bank.

From the Editor

Solving Equipment Challenges in the Adhesive and Sealant Industry

What are the most prevalent challenges experienced by manufacturing companies in their dispensing operations?

Susan Sutton

June 8, 2021

The ability to efficiently and accurately dispense adhesives, sealants, and other materials is absolutely vital in assembly operations. Companies that rely on manual methods run into issues with operator error, slow speeds, excessive waste, and other problems.