Articles Tagged with ''manufacturing''

Shipments of cutting tools, measured by the Cutting Tool Market Report compiled in a collaboration between AMT – The Association For Manufacturing Technology and the U.S. Cutting Tool Institute (USCTI), totaled $188.7 million in September 2024.

Advancements in Contact Image Sensor (CIS) technology are transforming machine vision. They offer high speed, resolution, and a compact design ideal for tight inspection tasks in battery and PCB production lines. With features like high dynamic range and accurate metrology, CIS enhances quality control and efficiency in modern manufacturing.

Dustin Smith, metrology and software training lead at Assurance Technologies Inc., addresses common questions from his GD&T course. He emphasizes the need for everyone—from sales to engineering, production, and quality—to have a basic understanding of GD&T.

Sandvik Coromant announced the appointment of Thomas Henry as the new vice president of marketing for the Americas, effective Nov. 4, 2024.

Modern vision systems need high-performance wide-angle lenses for applications like autonomous robots and agricultural monitoring. Rectilinear lenses offer straight lines and high resolution without the barrel distortion of fisheye lenses, enabling accurate object detection and real-time performance without the need for post-processing corrections.

The pericentric lens captures a top view and a 360° lateral view of cylindrical objects, needing careful selection to fit the image within the camera sensor. Its 24° angle provides adequate side visibility, reducing the need for dedicated side cameras and lowering costs.

Selecting the right lighting for machine vision is challenging, as achieving optimal contrast and consistent illumination is crucial for effective image processing. This article discusses the complexities of lighting design, including front versus backlighting and bright versus dark field illumination, and explores how LED technology and the lighting cube concept can streamline your vision system.

Manufacturers can significantly enhance product quality through automation, potentially reducing quality issues by 50-75%. However, to achieve these improvements, companies must integrate quality control systems, understand the costs of quality issues, and clearly define quality goals when sourcing automation solutions.

America Makes, the National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute, welcomes Edward D. Herderick, Ph.D., as its new Director of Education and Workforce Development (EWD).

A recent Idera report reveals that many industries view artificial intelligence positively. Judy Bossi, Vice President of Product Management at Idera, discusses AI's potential in quality assurance (QA), the challenges to adoption, and steps to effectively implement the technology.