All hail the next Industrial Revolution. If you’re counting, this one is number four, and it’s referred to as Industry 4.0. This new evolution of manufacturing is all about the way computers and automated machines join forces to create a much-improved production environment requiring less human effort resulting in a reduction of errors. Much of […]
Selecting and ordering the right fluid dispense systems has never been an easy thing to do. Which is why, after decades in this business, Fishman® Corporation set out to greatly simplify the process. The solution is the Assembly Fluid Application Program (AFAP)—Specialty Systems. It’s designed to appreciably ease the selection and ordering process for fluid […]
Fishman® Corporation may have just added a middle name to its patented AirFree® Technology, but to the many manufacturers that have come to rely on the SmartDispenser® featuring AlgorithmicControl™ and AirFree® Technology the addition comes as no surprise. As users of the SmartDispenser®, they know from experience that Fishman® has long been an advocate of […]
The SmartDispenser® Fiber Optic Assembly Station automates the LC, MT, or SC fiber optic connector assembly process ensuring greater efficiency. Automation of the process also standardizes performance workstation to workstation and facility to facility, reducing rejects, rework and wasted fluid, and increasing production yields. To learn more, watch this video.
If you’ve ever seen the SmartDispenser® at work, you know how smart it is. But do you know that you can make it crazy-smart by adding SmartApps™ to it? They allow you to customize your SmartDispenser® to enhance your manufacturing process. To see what they can do, see the video we created.
Proper medical device quality control is extremely important in a product’s developmental stages. Without it, inventors will face many roadblocks and may not ever see their product idea come to fruition. No matter how great the idea may be, and no matter how many people can benefit from the product’s development, the project will only […]
Innovation and improvements in the medical device industry continue to advance at increasing speeds. The goal is to get high quality products to market as quickly as possible, and the faster companies are able to do this, the greater the chances that people will benefit from the innovations. Many factors are driving medical device innovation […]
Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) is a fundamental and necessary tool for business capital planning. It analyzes the purchase price of a capital expenditure—such as multiple fluid dispensers—as well as the total expenses incurred over a machine’s lifetime. This is so they can make the most economical choices, based on the investment’s ability to cover […]
Air driven fluid dispensers have become outdated technology. The erratic fluctuation of air supply from compressors continues to result in never ending firefights when it’s obvious what the root cause of the problem is: air pressure. Eliminating air pressure entirely creates a more stable production cell with traceability to the point of dispense. Here are […]
Design thinking is the process of focusing on the end user’s experience and matching people’s needs when developing new products. Adopting this process in a manufacturing facility is a way to gain a competitive advantage as factories are becoming more connected. Consumers are accustomed to technology that is easy to use in both their personal […]