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Lean Manufacturing

Why Lean Principles Stand The Test of Time

Although contexts and technologies change, waste categories are timeless.
Genevieve Diesing
October 3, 2022
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Lean manufacturing was originally focused on the manufacturing floor, but its methodologies have reached all levels of operations, from procurement to marketing. It has been adopted across a range of industries, from healthcare to hospitality.


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Color Measurement

Is Your Color Workflow Resilient for Today’s Supply Challenges?

Capturing and analyzing color data can help identify areas for improvement.
Arthur Smith
October 1, 2022
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Simple changes to how you use color measurement technology and the right training can significantly impact quality control and your bottom line. Here are seven questions every quality control manager should be asking.


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Software & Analysis

Reverse Engineering Software: Who? What? When? Where? Why?

Reverse engineering is used practically everywhere and in every industry.
Greg Groth
September 1, 2022
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Reverse engineering as a term is adopted by many industry subsets. From genetics, computer code, complex PCBs (printed circuit boards), and even military espionage. In this article, we are specifically relating to a metrology-driven process steered by high-precision 3D data acquisition tools. 


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Vision & Sensors | Sensors

Smart Color Sensor Technology

For color detection, color measurement and innovative automation tasks.
Martin Dumberger
September 1, 2022
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It is crucial to hit the right color tone in the production process and to produce it homogeneously across numerous batches. Color not only leaves an impression of quality, but can also be used as an indirect variable to control the process.


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Case Study B

Roush Yates Engines Seconds The Motion For Automated Data Acquisition

New data collection technology ensures speed, accuracy, scalability and security.
The L.S. Starrett Co.
August 16, 2022
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When RYE explored ways to improve the accuracy, integrity and throughput of its precision measurement data, the decision to deploy DataSure® 4.0, the industry’s latest data acquisition solution developed by The L.S. Starrett Co. of Athol, MA, boiled down to — you guessed it – seconds.


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Management

6 Key Considerations For Applying Collaborative Robots

The extent of collaboration helps determine the need for a cobot.
Corey Ryan
June 8, 2022
88 Comments

Manufacturers often look at collaborative robots, or cobots, as an ideal way to enhance production efficiency, with human workers and automation working closely together.


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Test & Inspection

Shining A Light On Color Quality Control

Monitoring color during the entire production process can help manufacturers identify color drifts before they become a problem.
Felix Schmollgruber
March 8, 2022
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Color is a critical part of any product. It’s the first thing your customer sees. Whether you are manufacturing components for assembly or finished assembled goods, the color has to be right every time or you risk scrapping, reworking, or discounting the product. This impacts your bottom line.


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Management

2022 Quality Plant of the Year: Larsen Manufacturing

Larsen Manufacturing is an industry leader in quality systems and quality assurance.
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Michelle Bangert
March 2, 2022
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For their dedication to quality, Larsen Manufacturing (Mundelein, IL) has earned our 2022 Quality Plant of the Year award.


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Vision & Sensors | Robotics

The Rise of Smarter Robots

Using a high-quality 3D camera, the robot can locate the part, regardless of orientation, and provide pick coordinates to the robot.
Jim Anderson
March 1, 2022
17 Comments

With robot vision guidance systems, both 2D and 3D, flexible material handling is made possible for industrial production and warehousing.


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Case Study

How A Custom Crusher Used Precise Motion Data To Open New Manufacturing Possibilities

The problem wasn't whether the client could make the parts; it was whether the client could test samples in a rapid, cost-efficient, productive way.
Jason Palmer
February 15, 2022
8 Comments

When Donald Engineering sales manager Jim Kortman describes his aluminum extruder client of 28 years, he reaches for a deceptively simple analogy: the Play-Doh Fun Factory. 


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