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    Wood substitute

    As per my post of May 26, we currently have dozens of bulky nail boards for cable form assembly on the shop floor. They are not easy to stack and are heavy to move around. I haven’t been able to come up with a method that would effectively replace the current CAD drawing, nail board one. What I...
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    Alternative to cableform assembly

    Currently we use nail boards and CAD drawings to create wiring harnesses or cable forms. Has anybody heard of a jig that is more efficient and takes up less space on the shop floor? Thanks -S
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    Cost study for tooling suppliers?

    We are a mid-sized manufacturer of radio broadcast equipment. In an effort to reduce suppliers, I am trying to consolidate our tooling costs. Does anyone know of existing studies rating light assembly tool suppliers in terms of such area as cost, availability, range of products etc. Thanks
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    Task Assignment by group

    Sorry in advance....newbie here. Is there any way I can have individual employees as resources but originally assign tasks to the group they belong to? Thanks

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