The BMW Group is using a new augmented reality (AR) application in vehicle concept and prototype engineering, speeding up the process by as much as twelve months, from individual vehicle
Read Article →
In recent years the concept of keeping a ‘digital twin’ of a manufactured part has moved from being a concept in military aviation to a reality across many industries. The
Read Article →
Flexible, digital, efficient and sustainable: Factory 56 embodies the future of production at Mercedes-Benz and sets new standards for the automotive industry. With an investment of approximately 730 million Euros,
Read Article →
3D Imaging is Everywhere 3D point cloud image capture and RGB-Z color images are becoming indispensable tools for a wide range of applications. From Apple’s FaceID™ to industrial machine vision,
Read Article →
Manufacturing success has always required the careful collection and analysis of data. Since the dawn of the Industrial Revolution in the late 18th century, shops have been performing increasingly sophisticated
Read Article →
At the beginning of a manufacturing process, a mold, dye, or jig is engineered according to the theoretical CAD model. The aim of this tooling, made precisely from the nominal
Read Article →
It is not every day that scientists are able to produce an entirely new kind of light, but when they do the implications can be dramatic. When twisted light beams
Read Article →
The DMSC (Digital Metrology Standards Consortium) recently had their ANSI/DMSC QIF 3.0 metrology standard harvested, approved, and published by ISO as the new ISO Standard ISO 23952:2020. DMSC is the
Read Article →
Emerging technology, from the introduction of assembly lines to the Internet of Things, has always defined manufacturing. With the creation of computers and early automation came traditional machine vision, in
Read Article →
Every time you capture physical reality to use as part of your digital design process, you are engaging in reverse engineering.Whether you call it reverse engineering or something else, you
Read Article →