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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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The BMW Group is exploring the use of humanoid robots in production for the first time. During a trial run lasting several weeks at BMW Group Plant Spartanburg, the latest humanoid robot Figure 02 from California company Figure successfully inserted sheet metal parts into specific fixtures, which were then assembled as part of the chassis. The robot must be particularly dexterous to complete this production step.
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A ‘dark factory’ is a fully automated manufacturing facility that operates without human intervention. These factories can run 24/7, significantly boosting productivity and efficiency.
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Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division has launched its new digitalisation solution, Digital Factory, designed to help manufacturers build highly accurate digital replicas of their factories. It enables manufacturers to optimise their floor plans and quickly pivot production lines today, and prepare for smarter and more sustainable future factories with open interfaces that enable digital twins of shopfloor assets.
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Taqtile, Inc. has created an exceptionally efficient, and absolutely free, tool for creating spatially anchored work instructions for use by deskless personnel in industrial and defense organizations – Manifest Maker. powerful new capabilities have been incorporated into Maker, including Artificial Intelligence (AI) to dramatically reduce the effort required to dynamically create step-by-step videos on complex procedures. The new version of Maker supports iPhone, iPad, and Apple Vision Pro.
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The Keyence LJ-S8000 Series 3D Laser Snapshot Sensor is the world’s first to use an internal motor-driven scanning method. Its built-in laser light source and scanning mechanism eliminate the need for external lighting, lenses, a moving stage, or an encoder. This allows for comprehensive inspections, including dimensioning, appearance, and shape, with just the single sensor. It enables ultra-high-speed, ultra-high-accuracy inline 100% inspections for various targets and materials, with imaging speeds as fast as 0.2 seconds and repeatability of 0.3 µm.
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ZEISS is releasing a new version of the standard software for measuring technology on the market: ZEISS CALYPSO 2024 with many new features and improvements for different user groups. The software comprehensively analyzes the data from ZEISS coordinate measuring machines obtained with tactile and optical measurements is continuously enhanced by the company.
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Programmers of Coordinate Measuring Machines (CMM) greatly value the ability to move the CMM and measure parts using a single, unified software application. The convenience and efficiency gained from this seamless integration cannot be overstated. This all-in-one software solution streamlines the 3D measurement and inspection process, making it significantly easier to manage.
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Desktop Metal, a global leader in Additive Manufacturing 2.0 technologies for mass production, has announced the launch of Live Inspect for analyzing and correcting errors in 3D printed parts.
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At the core of Skyline XTRA WIDE lies a commitment to unparalleled performance. Boasting a 300 mm wide laser line designed to examine massive parts in any circumstance within seconds by reducing the number of scan passes throughout the manufactured piece.
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