ETQ, part of Hexagon, has announced the latest release of its ETQ Reliance NXG quality management system (QMS) software, featuring a new Inspection Management app, a breakthrough solution that automates and streamlines the quality inspection process.
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TPL Vision, a leader in innovative lighting solutions for machine vision, has announced the launch of a new Dark Field (DKF) accessory compatible with their Modular Ringlight.
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Quality control has always been a cornerstone of manufacturing, ensuring that products meet stringent standards and customer expectations. Traditionally, quality control has involved manual inspections, sampling, and off-line measurements—methods that, while effective in many cases, are time-consuming, prone to errors, and often reactive rather than proactive.
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OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, has been hit by a series of lawsuits for having trained its models on materials available on the internet. The case will be a major legal landmark in how copyright law is applied to AI training. Access to copyrighted material will be essential to developing effective AI systems for manufacturing.
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Engineers at Coherix have developed an industry first technology to monitor and adjust the application of adhesives and sealants used to manufacture essential automotive, medical and consumer-electronics products.
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Offline Programming (OLP) software is the key to unlocking the value of automation across all industrial market verticals. A new Competitive Assessment by global technology intelligence firm ABI Research has evaluated and ranked the software offerings of the 13 major software vendors within the robotics offline programming space to accurately judge software’s capabilities for supporting industrial robot deployments.
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Air bearings are a crucial component in ultra-precise motion control systems, offering frictionless operation by suspending components on a thin film of air.
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SmartRay, a leading manufacturer of 3D sensors for quality inspection and metrology grade measurements has expanded its presence in Southeast Asia, to increase sales and support to customers in the region. The team is located in Penang, known as the Silicon Valley of the East, and Kuala Lumpur.
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Summary of headline metrology and smart manufacturing news from the past 7 days.
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The Dyne Pen test is a simple method of determining the surface energy of most polymer-based materials in line with ISO 8296 and ASTM D2578-84.
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