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.
Medical Device Developmental Stage Quality Control Best Practices
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 […]
Factors Driving Medical Device Innovation and Improvement
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 […]
The Initial Unit Price of Manufacturing Equipment is Just the Tip of the Iceberg
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 […]
Why AirFree® Technology is Replacing Air Driven Fluid Dispensers
Air driven fluid dispensers have become outdated technology.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 […]
Key Components of Design Thinking in Manufacturing
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 […]
Bar Code Scanning SmartApp™ Auto Program Load
Eliminate Human Error Once the Auto Program Load – Machine Verify SmartApp™ is installed, the Administrator can activate the SmartApp allowing the operator to scan a finished products bar code to automatically load the fluid dispense program specified for the assembly of the finished product. This SmartApp™ eliminates the potential of a human erroneously selecting the wrong […]
It’s Time to Join the Manufacturing “Quality Crusade”
For the past few years, there has been a push in manufacturing to focus on quality control. This is a good business move, as selling quality products is something that pleases customers and can increase profitability. According to Assembly Magazine’s “State of the Profession” Report, manufacturers have embarked on a “quality crusade”. Manufacturers are increasingly focused […]
The Effects of Robotics Sophistication in Manufacturing
It’s true that robots have become an integral part of U.S. manufacturing. According to International Manufacturing Technology Trade show, there will be 1.3 million industrial robots operating in factories around the world according to the International Federation of Robotics (IFR). (Source) Today’s robots are sophisticated and built to do nearly anything on the shop floor […]
Embrace a Manufacturing Process That’s Lean and Green
Lean manufacturing, now considered the standard in manufacturing, is the process in which companies focus on becoming more efficient in order to improve productivity and reduce waste when producing a product or service. It is based on a company culture that aims for continuous improvement. Every manufacturer should strive to achieve this, and we have […]