As a long time vendor to the medical device industry, Fishman® Corporation supports the efforts of the Medical Device Manufacturers Association, the Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA) and the Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed) to repeal the onerous medical device tax that threatens U.S. jobs, medical innovation and patient care. Here we have a thriving manufacturing segment […]
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“If One Takes Care of the Means, the End Will Take Care of Itself…Even with Fluid Dispensing”
One of our SmartDispenser® customers said this to me the other day after he and his team validated the assembly of a plastic part by stabilizing the fluid dispensing assembly process (not sure if he realized he was quoting Gandhi’s message regarding the use of non violence as a means….) It was important that this […]
Automating Your Fluid Dispenser Using a DIN Rail Mount, a Bit Less Cumbersome for NFL Fans…?
I remember years ago while living in Dallas attending a Cowboys-Steelers game, seeing versions of this creative automated fluid dispenser on many fans at the old Texas Staduium. Currently, most NFL venues ban this fluid dispensing wardrobe accessory , and even if they did not, most football fans nowadays are a bit more discrete and sensible, I think…. […]
The Era of Virtual and Visualization in Manufacturing and the Class of 2016 Mindest
More and more evidence of how mobile technology has infiltrated the factory floor comes across my desk/screen everyday. However, nothing is more defining than when I speak to the 25-40 year old Process and Design Engineers. They just expect touch screens, connectivity, real time data, Apps, remote process monitoring and MES integration from their 21st […]
5 Reasons Medical Device Manufacturers use Cyanoacrylates and the SmartDispenser®
1. They Require Cyanoacrylates and Repeatability of Dispense 2.They Use Cyanoacrylates or other Difficult to Dispense Fluids 3.They Want Touch Screen and User Friendly Graphics for Cyanoacryaltes 4.They Insist on Flexibility for Future Automation of Cyanoacrylate Dispensing 5.They are Ready for Electronic Validation Technology for Cyanoacrylate Dispensing and let me add # 6 because I keep hearing it and just came up […]
5 Top Reasons Fiber Optic Manufacturers Choose the AirFree® Epoxy Dispensing Technology
1.Blind Fill of Epoxy Dispensing for Ferrule Attachment is Done with Volumetric Accurracy 2.Stabilizes Two Part Epoxy Dispensing for Fluid Efficiency and End Product Performance 3.Easy Touch Screen Settings for up to 32 Different Applications of Epoxy Dispensing Programs 4.24/7 Application and Technical Expertise forEpoxy Dispensing 5.Real Time Production Data of Epoxy Dispensing
What is “Disruptive” Fluid Dispensing Technology? An Airbag Suit for High Altitude Workers? A Fry Pan that can Download and Play Music?
Is the SmartDispenser® disruptive fluid dispensing? There are many, very creative and innovative products like the singing fry pan to be found on this site that showcases modern industrial design, Tuvie. My favorite is the shower/washing machine combination designed to save water. However interesting they may be, none seem really disruptive in the sense that their use will upset […]
Why did NBC decide on tape delay for Olympics? We want real time production data…
Like many others, I believe NBC made a huge mistake in deciding to use tape delay for primary viewing of Olympics. In this day of instant, real time production data information, we can’t help but see the results ahead of time, from a variety of sources. Their tape delay makes it all so anticlimactic, not to […]
Fluid Dispenser… Repeat, Stroke…. Repeat, Fluid Dispenser… Repeat, Stroke…Repeat
Since my daughter had been a member of her high school crew team, I was able to knowledgeably watch the Olympic rowing competition this weekend. Calculated fluid dispense stroke rates and stroke repetition is a key component and the phrase “catching a crab” is not what you think it is. The linear drive technolgy that Fishman® incorporates into the […]
Great Article by AJ Sweatt, 5 Ways Gamification and Apps can Help Manufacturing
A “young’ colleague of mine recently sent me this article by AJ Sweatt. I had no idea that “gamification” had reached into manufacturing. Corporate giant Seimens has designed the game Plantville for the training of Plant Managers. They even have their own Youtube MultiMedia Room! Quoting from the article; Improving The Image Of Manufacturing – Perhaps the […]