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Posted By Promess | July 8th, 2019
Most Equipment Suppliers produce a selection of standard
products, that perform a few basic functions, designed for a range of
applications. The end-users who purchase them and use them in their
manufacturing facilities, often have to rig together “science projects”... Promess Exhibits Four Intelligent Assembly “Building Block” Technologies At Automate 2019
Posted By Promess | April 2nd, 2019
Promess, Inc. manufactures turnkey monitoring and motion sensing systems for precision assembly and test applications based on a series of standard hardware components synchronized, controlled and monitored with sophisticated programmable electronics and specialized proprietary... In The Air And On The Ground, The Future Is Electric
Posted By Promess | December 3rd, 2018
By Glenn Nausley, President, Promess, Inc.
Hydraulics have been the technology of choice for aerospace actuators almost as long as the industry has been in existence, but that’s now changing very rapidly. The trend today is strongly toward replacing hydraulics with advanced... How To Build Intelligent Manufacturing Systems For An Electric Future
Posted By Promess | November 7th, 2018
By: John Lytle, Engineering Manager
Two of the biggest trends in the auto industry today are flexible production systems and electric power. And while at first glance they may seem to have little in common, the truth is that the underlying technologies needed to implement... A Rose By Any Other Name . . .
Posted By Promess | October 9th, 2018
By: Glenn Nausley, President, Promess, Inc.
“No Fault Forward” is the hot new buzz phrase in the assembly industry. It means, essentially, that mistakes should be caught when and where they happen and not somewhere downstream in the process. If that idea sounds familiar... Promess Introduces Electromechanical Platen-Type Press for High-Precision Assembly and Material Preparation Applications
Posted By Promess | October 2nd, 2018
Brighton, MI – August 29, 2018 – Promess Inc. will introduce a new servo-controlled electromechanical platen-type press in Booth 305 at The Assembly Show 2018 in Rosemont, IL, October 23-25. The Promess Platen Press is designed for assembly and material preparation applications... Why Modern Manufacturing Faces Pressing Needs
Posted By Promess | August 27th, 2018
Manufacturing has always had a need for accuracy, reliability, repeatability, and verifiability. Today that need is higher than it ever has been. That’s because manufacturing success now demands that each and every component that makes up a functional assembly fit together... Integrating Quality Control into Press-Fit Assembly
Posted By Promess | July 25th, 2018
Manufacturers, particularly those involved with precision press-fit assemblies, are very familiar with the following scenario. The customer’s design engineers define a part assembly’s required geometry and performance and leave the “how-to-achieve-it” part up to... Intelligent Automotive Assembly Continues To Evolve
Posted By Promess | June 27th, 2018
In 2004, Promess Inc.’s founder, Larry Stockline, wrote an article describing how two fairly new technologies, realtime process monitoring and signature analysis, were combined to improve the quality of an automotive wheel-stud insertion system. The system he described... 
