Though quality inspections are widely practiced before, during and after production across a range of industries, those inspections are not so widely automated. In a recent survey of Automation World ...

HEIDENHAIN is a world-leading provider of encoders, machine controls, touch probes, digital readouts and metrology solutions—empowering engineer...READ MORE John Loscheider, CMM programmer at Ultra ...

Advances in technology offer many ways to improve efficiency and reduce costs without impacting quality through automated inspection tools. The full potential of these tools cannot be fully leveraged ...

As the core technology used in modern electronics manufacturing, surface-mount technology (SMT) assembly density is increasing, the number of pins is increasing, and the pitch is decreasing. In ...

X-ray technology is moving into the mainstream of chip manufacturing as complex assemblies and advanced packaging make it increasingly difficult to ensure these devices will work as expected ...

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 ...

Low-angle-of-light 3×-magnification VIU module enables visual inspection of seals. Quality assurance breaches such as pouch failures often occur because medical device manufacturers do not inspect and ...

There is now broad consensus that data-driven decision-making is essential to success in today’s highly competitive manufacturing environment. Customers’ price-consciousness, combined with demands for ...

As an industrial engineer and digital transformation leader, I’ve worked across regulated industries—defense, aerospace and healthcare—where quality and compliance are paramount. Over the past few ...

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 ...