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New PicoDot™ Jet Dispensing System

EFD's PicoDot jet dispensing systems bring significant new capabilities to EFD's extensive
line of precision fluid dispensing systems. Because the PicoDot systems do not contact
the substrate, they will enable manufacturers to deposit controlled amounts of fluid on
hard-to-access areas, uneven surfaces, or in applications where a conventional dispensing
needle cannot be used--at speeds up to 150 dots per second.

Move Over IBM: A New Age Is Dawning 
 
During a recent meeting of the ASSEMBLY staff, a lively debate was sparked by the question: "What is it that U.S. manufacturers still do better than companies anywhere else in the world?" One of our answers: high-end mainframe computers.

Well, to steal a line from college football analyst Lee Corso, "Not so fast, my friend!" It looks as though U.S. stalwarts like IBM, Dell and Sun now have some formidable competition. On Sept. 16, a supercomputer that can perform 160 trillion operations per second rolled off the assembly line at Dawning Information Industry Co. Ltd. in Tianjin.

With an innovative energy-saving design, the Dawning 5000A consumes 700 kilowatts per hour, which is significantly less than most supercomputers. VIEW STORY

INDUSTRY HEADLINES

Plant Workers Divided Over Daily Prayers
GRAND ISLAND, NE--Both Muslim and non-Muslin workers have walked off the job due to a dispute over prayer breaks.

Outsourcing: Is the End of an Era at Hand?
WASHINGTON--A growing number of American manufacturers seem to be profiting from an anti-outsourcing backlash.

From Farms to Cars

GREER--In March 1992, the Davis family was the first of 105 property owners to sell their land for South Carolina to recruit BMW's only American auto plant.

Find out about the latest in vision guided robotics this Sept. 30 - Oct. 2.