To ensure that the speed of composites fabrication keeps pace with customer demand, the ability to inspect and monitor composite part quality must become an integral part of high-rate part ...

Because LaserLab measures parts with exact repeatability every time, it reduces part-to-part variability significantly by eliminating operator error. Whether ...

RAILWAY AGE, FEBRUARY 2023 ISSUE: At the end of the day, “What gets measured gets managed.” Welcome to “Timeout for Tech with Gary T. Fry, Ph.D., P.E.” Each month, we examine a technology topic about ...

With 10% of its job openings going unfilled company-wide, Thyssenkrupp Bilstein has relied heavily on integrating automation into its workflow. Photos provided by Modern Machine Shop. Thirty-four ...

AXI is an effective technology for finding manufacturing defects in electronics assembly operations. Manufacturers of advanced electronics products know that simultaneously producing a ...

Methods Machine Tools Inc. is offering what it calls “a breakthrough in noncontact comparative measuring technology”: CAD auto-align and auto pass/fail software. These patent-pending tools for the ...

3D visualisation of one of the new inspection vehicles for PKP PLK with sensor and camera technology. Credit: Goldschmidt Smart Rail Solutions. GRAW, a track measurement systems provider and part of ...

Before, an operator might have had to shift the part around to several different inspection positions or inspection stands to properly inspect it. A robot equipped with a camera will never get ...