5G Ushers in New Era for Manufacturing
In Jingzhou, Hubei Province, China Midea has opened a new washing machine factory that uses 5G to deliver a fully interconnected manufacturing process. Built by China Mobile and Huawei, the
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Ensuring Advanced Driver‑Assistance Systems Calibration and Quality
It takes a high-tech plant to build a high-tech automotive vehicle. Investments at the Renault plant in Palencia, Spain have enabled the facility to guarantee the best quality in terms
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Reverse Engineering Using Hand-Held 3D Scanning
For over 60 years, Hidrostal has been manufacturing high-quality, low-maintenance pumps, ranging from small, portable pumps for construction sites and flooded basements to ten-ton wastewater and thick matter pumps. Hidrostal has been
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Portable Arm Scanner Supplies a Soft Touch To Aircraft Seating Inspection
Geven, renowned supplier of aircraft seating has enhanced it control and assembly production phases by opting for a Kreon Ace measuring arm complete with 3D laser scanner. In its search
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Portable Coordinate Measuring Machines Bring Greater Efficiency Ensuring First-Time Quality
Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility has used portable coordinate measuring machines for about a decade to help mechanics build replacement piping assemblies quicker and more accurately than
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Raman Microscope at the Forefront of Battery Research
WITec GmbH, the originator of commercial Raman imaging systems, has delivered a new instrument to the Center for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research (ZSW) Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The Raman microscope will
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Bugatti Metrology – A Balance Between Precision and Perfection
Every hyper sports car from Bugatti is created with a commitment to absolute perfection. At the interface between production and quality, one specialist assures compliance with tolerances measured in the
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Metrology Drives Performance at Livernois Motorsports & Engineering
Livernois Motorsports & Engineering, Dearborn Heights, MI, provides engineering services, performance products, and niche vehicle design and manufacturing to the OEM and aftermarket automotive industry. Throughout the process of providing
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Artificial Intelligence On A Knife’s Edge
Until now, quality inspection at a Solingen, Germany based manufacturer of kitchen knives was carried out with the human eye. A research project at the University of Wuppertal has now
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Automated Vision and Laser Welding System Provides Interchangeable Production
Projected capacitive touch technology specialist, Zytronic, has invested approaching in a second bespoke laser soldering system installed within a factory cleanroom, providing risk mitigation and interchangeable production capabilities across its
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