There are a lot of industry buzzwords out there—the cloud, IoT, UX, Smart Factory—that are supposedly connected to the next renaissance of manufacturing.
Predictive simulation is underpinning the factories of the future through immersive visualization of the vast amount of data from Industry 4.0 components and machines.
According to a recent article, the factory of the future is “the product of fast-changing, disruptive technologies hitting manufacturing like a cyclone.”
I had a discussion recently with someone who, for three decades, had been performing a statistical function at a large manufacturing company. He couldn’t understand why, in spite of excellent job performance reviews, his company had furloughed him indefinitely.
There’s a popular and effective exercise, taught in business schools everywhere, called a SWOT analysis. The concept is to analyze the entirety of a company, organization, or institution by listing its Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats.
Quality inspectors are the essence of any organization.
September 1, 2016
In one of its simplest definitions, quality represents the state of conformance to requirements. To be able to determine this conformance, we need to compare the product or service to established standard.
In the dimensional metrology field, gage blocks are the universally used physical standards to which most linear dimensions are compared directly or indirectly.
The new Delcam CAM software algorithms in PowerMILL have made programming 5-axis mills easier than ever before, including digitally verifying the code for safety once programmed.
New KOTEM EVOLVE Manufacturing Enterprise connects Design, Manufacturing, Inspection and Analysis using a single CAD model, speeding process qualification and time to market.
The CamPerform CP 70-1 by Optronis is a high-performance, high-speed camera for high end automation in the machine vision sector and 2D/3D AOI applications.
The Lynx Vision system replaces manual inspection for checking placement of brackets, clips, sealants, attachments, holes or fasteners on large structures.
UNITRON’s enVISION HD modular digital inspection system offers 1080p images at 60fps, LED illumination, removable USB image capture, and a simple on-screen menu enabling camera features.
PAS Technology is an inspection lifecycle solution provider, enables a complete, comprehensive automated solution from any 3D model to a complete inspection CMM programming and from 2D prints to a complete automated GD&T extraction, ballooning, inspection plan and inspection reporting supporting all industry standards.
Among several CMM systems Helmel Engineering will be demonstrating is their Microstar with Renishaw’s 5-axis PH20 Touch Trigger Probe and UCCT5 Controller running CMM Manager Software.
The latest comprehensive TopMap Pro.Surf+ surface metrology solution from Polytec offers unparalleled flexibility serving as an all-in-one system that can measure flatness, step-height, parallelism and now, roughness.
The all new model µFG100 “roundness” gage brings speed, ease and confidence in a compact size for measuring tight geometric tolerances with ultra-precision accuracy and repeatability.
The KURTSmart™ Probe is a standalone LVDT probe interface for accurate measurement with Green/Yellow/Red LED to indicate if a measurement is in/out of tolerance.
Starrett Kinemetric Engineering, Inc., a subsidiary of the L.S. Starrett Co., announces its all new HDV500 digital comparator that combines the features of a vision metrology system and an optical comparator.
MobileCollect wireless transmits measurements wirelessly from any gaging device with an SPC data port into any software program – from a simple spreadsheet to cloud-based SPC applications.
RedViking announces Argonaut, which lets users install only the manufacturing apps they need, only where they need them and control them from a central location.
OGP® (Optical Gaging Products), a division of Quality Vision International (QVI®), introduces its large field-of-view (LFOV) multisensor measurement system, OGP Fusion 400.
The latest-generation Marposs Optoquick™ flexible, precision shop-floor shaft measuring system utilizes non-contact optical scanning to provide rapid and accurate measurements while the part is rotating.
The new extended travel machine features a 24” x 24” x24” envelope and tilt and rotary axes based in a trunnion configuration, which can accommodate parts weighing up to 100 lbs.
Owners of Hurco vertical machining centers will have the ability to transform their WinMax part programs to a 3D printed rapid prototype directly on their CNC machine using an optional spindle-powered wireless accessory.
RVP, Renishaw’s new vision measurement probe for use with the REVO 5-axis measurement system on co-ordinate measuring machines (CMMs), increases the multi-sensor capability of REVO by adding non-contact inspection to the existing touch-trigger, high-speed tactile scanning and surface finish measurement capability of the system.