A computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) program allows a manufacturer of workholding tools to quickly accommodate its customers’ needs.

Recently, Advanced Inspection Technologies received a call from a distraught groom-to-be who had dropped his future bride’s wedding ring down a drain. He needed a borescope rental to find and retrieve the ring the day before the wedding.

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A manufacturer uses laser scanning to expedite the production of jet fighter ejection seats for use in flight simulation and training.

To improve aircraft damage identification practices, a metrology service provider deployed a noncontact, large-scale metrology solution that acquires locations and characteristics of aircraft damage.

Companies can use test and inspection to gain a competitive advantage.

Few industry sectors require the consistent level of safety and reliability that commercial aviation does. Societal acceptance of avoidable aviation accidents will continue to decrease, even though it is statistically well established that air travel is the safest mode of transportation commercially available.

As the global manufacturing market continues to get more competitive, it is important to ensure that the factory is running at a peak level of efficiency. Any downtime due to process related malfunctions is considered nonvalue-added downtime directly impacting company profitability.

In materials and component testing the range of applications where extensometers are used is extremely diverse. As a result, the technical requirements for these devices are multifaceted, and there is no single device that satisfies all needs.