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Adam Smith famously used a pin factory to illustrate the advantages of specialization, choosing this "very trifling manufacture" because the different tasks were performed under one roof: "One man ...

Download the PDF of this article. When a company automates an assembly process, the fastening pins that will be used during assembly are just as important as the automation equipment. Two of the ...

Assemblies can be held together in many ways: bolts, rivets, screws and retaining pins, to name a few. Pinning represents one of the most economical fastening methods available. Pins generally cost ...