Component Engineers Inc. (CEI) in Wallingford, CT prioritizes quality control by consistently meeting or exceeding customer expectations from quoting to delivery. CEI continuously enhances its processes to adapt to changing requirements and tackles complex manufacturing challenges, solidifying quality as a core business principle.
Gear inspection has significantly evolved since the early 20th century. What began as basic evaluations for high-precision gears in the 1920s has now become a complex field with standardized protocols and advanced technology. This evolution continues to transform quality assurance in gear manufacturing.
Visual SLAM (Simultaneous Localization and Mapping) is an AI-driven, 3D vision-based method that marks a departure from conventional navigation systems.
In addition to significantly boosting productivity in factories and warehouses by autonomously moving raw materials, parts, or finished goods between workstations or storage areas, Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs) handle tedious, non-value-added tasks like cart pushing, allowing human employees to focus on higher-skill activities.
In a joint Assembly/Quality podcast, Jennifer Pierce, multimedia editor with Assembly Magazine and the host of Assembly Audible, and Michelle Bangert, managing editor of Quality, explore an area where assembly and quality intersect: machine vision, with David Dechow, founder and owner of Machine Vision Source.
SVS-Vistek expanded its FXO platform by introducing the new FXO 25GigE Series of machine vision cameras enabled with Remote Direct Memory Access (RDMA) technology.
Inline machine vision systems improve efficiency, product quality, and traceability, but challenges like installation complexities and data issues can increase false positives and negatives, leading to frustration and distrust. This article outlines strategies to address these common hurdles.
Ensuring adequate light for high-speed applications involves more than measuring lux; it depends on how much light the sample reflects and absorbs and whether it captures direct or scattered light. High-intensity light may still fail if the sample doesn't reflect enough to the camera, making brighter lights essential for short exposure times to prevent blur.
America Makes, the National Additive Manufacturing (AM) Innovation Institute, announced the recipients of its 2025 Ambassador Awards and Distinguished Collaborator Award at the annual Members Meeting and Exchange (MMX) event held on August 5-6 in Youngstown, OH.