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PolyWorks Conference Live 2021

The PolyWorks Conference Live 2021 is a free event hosted online by InnovMetric that will take place April 28-29, 2021.

NSI Webinar to Talk 4D X-ray CT

On April 28, North Star Imaging’s “NDT Talks” will feature Dr. Waruna Seneviratne.

A3 Officially Formed, New Web Site Launched

As of the morning of April 14, the Association for Advancing Automation (A3) is officially one association and its new website is live at w…

New CEO at JAI A/S

JAI has appointed Michael Lisby Jensen as its new CEO.

U.S. Manufacturing Technology Orders Totaled $377.6M in February

U.S. Manufacturing Technology Orders totaled $377.6 million in February 2021, a 17.8% increase from January 2021 and a 34.2% increase over …

ECM’s Metrology Engineer Honored as ASQ’s Inspection Division 2021 Inspector of the Year

The ASQ Inspection Division has selected ECM Global Measurement Solutions’ metrology engineer, Jon McLaughlin, as the 2021 Chuck Carter Int…

Starrett Appoints VandeHei Director of Sales, Metrology Systems

The L.S. Starrett Company has announced the appointment of Jim VandeHei as director of sales, Starrett Metrology Systems.
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The 101 on XRF Analyzers

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2.5D Vision Hits Sweet Spot for Collaborative Applications

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2021 Quality Professional of the Year: Navin S. Dedhia

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Navin Dedhia has been a pillar of the quality community since the 1960s, speaking and working on five different continents about the importance of quality. …
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Best Practices for Implementing Vision Guided Robotics

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Vision guided robotics (VGR) is an automation technology well-recognized for enabling greater flexibility and higher productivity in a diverse set of manufacturing tasks over a wide range of industries. …
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Special Gage Solutions Optimize Measurement for Many Unique Applications

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Even with the availability of hundreds of standard precision tools and gages, sometimes measuring challenges are best solved with a specially made gage. It is critical to work hand-in-hand with …

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White Paper: Learn about the Transformative Advantages of Wireless Measurement Data Collection for Industry 4.0

Starrett is offering a comprehensive white paper that discusses why traditional approaches to measurement data collection are inefficient and error-prone without the ability to support IoT/ Industry 4.0. 

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How digital process monitoring drives sustainability

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As energy becomes more expensive and sustainability more prized, manufacturers are under the gun to reduce energy consumption. Process monitoring, which standardizes and optimizes manufacturing processes— helps to make this possible in the age of Industry 4.0.

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Eight factors to weigh when choosing EHSQ software

Genevieve Diesing

Manufacturers are increasingly participating in EHSQ programs. They realize that worker well-being, operational excellence, and compliance aren’t only ethically important, they’re also good business: Organizations with excellent safety, health, and environmental programs outperformed the S&P 500 by 3-5 percent.

Maximizing Quality, Minimizing Rework with Autonomous Robots

Maximizing Quality, Minimizing Rework with Autonomous Robots

Robert Ravensbergen

High-mix, low-volume (HMLV) manufacturers have faced extensive challenges when it comes to automation. The need for detailed planning, programming and jigging that comes with most automation systems (especially robotics) makes them fundamentally inflexible in adapting to the varied parts, processes and work methods that HMLV manufacturers need to get the job done.

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Even in today’s constantly evolving world, there remains a truism. Those who are more successful produce better results than many of their peers. They do it better and faster than their counterparts. This is not intuitive for everyone. It has to be developed or redefined. 

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