The SAE G-38 committee is developing standards for drones and other automated inspection technologies. Credit: Mainblades Automated aircraft inspections and additive manufacturing are creating ...

It’s no secret to anyone involved in aerospace composites that production rates in commercial aircraft assembly lines anchored by advanced layup processes — automated fiber placement (AFP) and ...

Manufacturers are increasingly treating automation maintenance as a production strategy rather than a reactive repair function as factories become more dependent on robotics, automated systems and ...

ABB and Point Laz have signed a strategic partnership agreement to support improved operational performance and safety in ...

Edixia Automation designs and deploys artificial vision systems for defect detection, improving quality performance and productivity. Its inspection, measurement and robot control solutions guarantee ...

Composites, once confined to aerospace and automotive sectors, are now driving innovation across freight, construction and energy industries, enhancing sustainability and competitiveness. CAMX 2024 ...

Automated fiber placement (AFP) layups can now be automatically inspected in real time. Anyone reading this blog probably knows that fast, efficient automated fiber placement (AFP) and automated tape ...

Jeff Johnson, mechatronics product manager, Beckhoff Automation Quality assurance bottlenecks are especially apparent when working with different components and in high-mix low-volume production. This ...

The use of vision systems for automated inspections has been growing for several years now and is expected to accelerate as part of the digital transformation of industry. Despite the increasing ...

MONROVIA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SiLC Technologies, Inc. (SiLC) today announced the launch of Eyeonic ® Trace Ultra, the next generation of its Laser Line Scanner product family with 3x better ...

Delivering small items such as hearing-aid speakers, cell-phone connectors, and automobile pressure sensors to automated assembly equipment requires inspecting the parts upstream to ensure that the ...