Reducing scrap, increasing quality, speeding cycle times, and improving overall equipment efficiency up to 20% Beyond micrometers and calipers 20 3D measurements within 30 sec Reducing incoming part ...

HEIDENHAIN is a world-leading provider of encoders, machine controls, touch probes, digital readouts and metrology solutions—empowering engineer...READ MORE 3T-am’s part setup was reduced from five ...

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 ...

The Manufacturers Association for Plastics Processors announced winners of its Innovation Award in late August. The contest, the third for MAPP, focused on automation. More than 250 industry ...

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 ...

The key to precision manufacturing is right there in the name: precision. Accurate measurement is crucial to reproducibility, and reproducibility is the soul of modern manufacturing. Because of this, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

Inspection numbers are down, and with state truck enforcement units struggling with staffing issues that predated but were certainly exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, some in the roadside ...