CAD translation validation has become an industry-wide requirement for commercial aircraft subcontract manufacturing via the Boeing DPD (digital product definition) D6-51991 standard. While translation validation software applications have other benefits and uses, the need for this quality control requirement remains mostly driven by the need for safety of flight for passenger carrying aircraft.
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Metrology is the backbone of quality control in manufacturing—it controls how we create a part, whether it’s long or short, thick or thin, and ensures that the parts are manufactured according to their specifications. To put it simply—without metrology, there would be no consistency in the world.
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Generative AI is a branch of artificial intelligence focused on training machines to generate content autonomously. Unlike traditional AI models that rely on explicit programming to perform tasks, generative models are trained on large datasets and learn to produce new, original outputs.
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Common 3D inspection tasks in factory automation and logistics, such as completeness, fill level monitoring, or robot palletising, can be set up rapidly and cost-effectively to run onboard the Visionary-T Mini AP camera using the SICK Nova 3D Presence Inspection sensorApp.
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Across its Gloucestershire and South Wales sites in the UK, global engineering technologies company, Renishaw, has opened applications for 64 apprenticeship roles. The company offers an award-winning apprenticeship programme, where apprentices gain nationally recognised qualifications, some up to degree level, alongside on-the-job experience.
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Summary of headline metrology and smart manufacturing news from the past 7 days.
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The seemingly simple and mass-produced holiday lights have become an integral part of our holiday traditions. We usually only wonder how they work when one burns out, and their ingenious mechanisms remain locked away inside the tiny bulbs. But with a microfocus industrial X-ray CT scanner, we can unwrap the complex engineering hiding inside.
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With their new Artec Leo 3D scanner in hand, the Curtis Industries design engineering team never expected it would slash a full 38 hours off their scan-to-CAD workflow for just one project and they discovered that Artec Leo’s benefits went way beyond a few dozen hours of time saved with each and every scanning job.
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To stay ahead in the market, electromagnetic powertrains need to be very efficient and light, using new designs, materials, and manufacturing techniques. Hexagon and JSOL offer digital platforms and virtual environments for engineers to develop advanced electric powertrain technologies.
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The new wireless depth gages are convenient and fast, with no wires to contend with. Together with DataSure 4.0, measurement data can automatically be collected by the touch of a button.
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