Aircraft lap joints can be fast-screened for surface deformation caused by hidden corrosion using visual inspection or an automated machine vision system.
Tom Miller is a purchasing quality and project management leader with decades of success in the automotive arena. He's also implemented the APQP system currently utilized within the Ford Motor Company and he wrote an article recently for Quality on the subject of APQP.
X-Rite Incorporated, a global leader in color science and technology, announced a new collaboration with Rhopoint Instruments, a leading manufacturer of test equipment for appearance quality, to advance digital appearance innovation and support the growing use of digital twins in product development and marketing.
FARO Technologies and Creaform, businesses of AMETEK, Inc., are announcing a major new chapter in their evolutions which will reframe how industries approach metrology and reality capture.
No lighting design methodology is guaranteed to create adequate illumination. It is always necessary to test, verify, and refine the approach before finalizing the solution.
Quality might in theory be top priority, but most manufacturing operations run on ROI (return on investment). You have to show a one-to two-year payback to get something funded at an existing plant.
If you’re new to digital twins, you don’t need a moonshot program. You need a clear question, a modest scope, and a disciplined way to keep your model useful.
A digital twin is a high-fidelity model of something in the real world – a product, machine, production line, or entire factory – that you can safely test and optimize on a computer instead of the shop floor.