Latest Dimensional Metrology, Inspection and Quality News
At the heart of ASEAN challenges lie quality assurance, manpower shortages, and cost efficiency. As the region grapples with these obstacles, the call for automation has never been louder or more urgent. Experts contend that automation is not merely an option but a crucial strategy for ASEAN to transcend these barriers and cement its status as a global manufacturing powerhouse.
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The ongoing skills shortage in Europe is reshaping business priorities. A recent survey found that 75 per cent of employers across 21 European countries are struggling to fill vacancies due to a lack of skilled workers.
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Since portable measuring arms made their debut over 50 years ago, user experience and innovation have led to today’s state-of-the-art arms, ensuring they continue to bring tremendous value by combining easy portability with simple usability to make the measurement of small to medium parts easier.
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In the ever-evolving manufacturing sector, staying competitive hinges on the ability to adapt quickly to changing demands. Flexible Manufacturing Systems (FMS) are at the forefront of this transformation, offering a high degree of flexibility and autonomy.
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While machine vision uptake is expected to increase significantly over the coming years, implementation challenges are holding back manufacturers from tapping into its game changing potential.
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The composite material HoverLIGHT sets new standards for the construction of machine tools: by combining aluminum foam and particle-filled hollow spheres, HoverLIGHT achieves an unprecedented combination of lightness, stiffness, and vibration damping.
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ZeroTouch enables shop floor inspection, in-line or nearline focused on providing immediate and relevant dimensional inspection and analysis. The shop floor gauges can sit directly in the manufacturing area and are often integrated in line with the manufacturing process.
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Over the years, the company’s conventional tactile 3D measuring system became more of a problem. While reliable, it required specialized operators with years of training. Even then, each complex component took up to two hours to measure—time that was not viable in a fast-paced, competitive landscape.
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Smart data networking creates the greatest added value. For this reason, interface standards that ensure cross-manufacturer communication between machines and the smooth exchange of measurement results in the factory are increasingly coming into focus.
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A good deal of literature on crack development has focused on the depth of valleys in the texture. The roughness parameter ‘Rv,’ which reports the maximum valley depth, has been used to attempt to predict and prevent cracking. This approach, however, has significant shortcomings.
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