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 ...

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 ...

Glass-fiber-reinforced plastics (GFRPs) and renewable natural materials, such as wood and cork, are being used ever more widely in industrial lightweight construction. Damage invisible to the naked ...

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

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 ...

The standards for precision in parts finished by contract machine shops are increasingly stringent thanks to the specifications and tolerances required by buyers in automotive, aerospace, medical, and ...

Receive a 15% discount on “Machine Vision: Theory, Algorithms, Practicalities” by ordering from www.elsevierdirect.com and using offer code 92839. [Part 1 of this article begins with a look at the ...

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 ...

A pharmaceutical packaging line uses vision-guided robots to quickly pick syringes from conveyer belts and place them into packages. Source: Embedded Vision Alliance There’s always been a great deal ...

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 ...

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 ...