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Articles Tagged with ''optical inspection''

A high speed video metrology system provides the high dimensional measurement throughput needed for production environments. Source: QVI

Boost Productivity with Video Technology

The biggest advantage of video measurement is the ability to handle the high sampling rates needed in production.
Mark Thomas
February 8, 2018

Productivity is a key competitive element for any manufacturing operation. Do more in less time is an often recited production mantra.


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It’s the Other Stuff that’s the Problem

Sometimes you have to start looking at the less obvious culprits.
Hill Cox
October 24, 2017

Sometimes all the usual steps taken to resolve measurement disputes still don’t point to a culprit you can deal with. But one certainty always remains: Your customer insists their gages are right so the problem must be due to your gages.


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automatic inspection of industrial gas turbine parts

Automatic Inspection of Industrial Gas Turbine Parts

How do you inspect such large, heavy and complex parts—with the required accuracy?
Patrick Beauchemin
November 1, 2016

Many of the most critical parts that make up industrial gas turbines (IGTs) have complex 5-axis geometries and very tight tolerances. 


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A Closer Look at Optical Inspection

Optically inspecting parts has become smarter, faster and more high-tech than ever.
Leah Pickett
November 23, 2014

Optical inspection is vital to quality control in manufacturing, and in breaking down the meaning behind the words, it’s easy to see why.


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Test & Inspection

Using Optical Inspection to Boost Quality

Optical inspection is an essential part of the quality process in manufacturing.
Steve Zhu
August 5, 2013

In some instances, optical inspection can refer to human visual inspection of an object, but these days it more likely refers to Automated Optical Inspection (AOI) conducted by a machine vision system or specialized AOI system.


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