The engineering world is mourning the loss of Sir David McMurtry, the co-founder of Renishaw, who has passed away at the age of 84. Renishaw, a global leader in engineering and metrology, announced his sudden death with “profound sadness” on Monday, December 9, 2024.
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East Coast Metrology has opened its Merritt Island, Florida office to better serve the fast-growing aerospace and advanced manufacturing sectors in the region. This new location positions ECM to deliver highly accurate metrology services locally, including cutting-edge measurement, alignment, and inspection solutions.
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Nova has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Sentronics Metrology GmbH, a privately held company headquartered in Mannheim Germany, in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $60 million.
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We’re moving away from stationary measuring instruments and quality testing in the laboratory, and towards direct integration into the manufacturing process in order to achieve continuous monitoring.
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Robot adoption in factories around the world continues at high speed: The new global average robot density reaches a record 162 units per 10,000 employees in 2023 – more than double the number measured only seven years ago (74 units). This is according to the World Robotics 2024 report, presented by the International Federation of Robotics (IFR).
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According to a survey by the Association for Sensor Technology and Measurement Technology (AMA) among its approximately 450 members, the industry recorded a six percent decline in sales in the second quarter of 2024 compared to the previous quarter.
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Shipments of cutting tools, measured by the Cutting Tool Market Report compiled in a collaboration between The Association For Manufacturing Technology (AMT) and the U.S. Cutting Tool Institute (USCTI), totaled $188.7 million in September 2024.
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VisionTools Bildanalyse Systeme GmbH, a German company that develops and sells integrated solutions for quality control in assembly lines, has become part of Atlas Copco Group.
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The first truly flexible digital X-ray detector will be aimed at industrial radiography applications, as it can be wrapped around pipes and fed into tight spaces to check for corrosion and weld defects. Digital images will be generated at the point of use, without the film having to be sent away for chemical processing – saving time and money compared with traditional radiographic film.
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Orders of manufacturing technology, measured by the U.S. Manufacturing Technology Orders (USMTO) report published by The Association For Manufacturing Technology (AMT), totaled $450.6 million in September 2024. These orders for metalworking machinery increased 24% from August 2024 and increased 14.6% over September 2023 orders. Year-to-date orders reached $3.35 billion, a decline of 7.7% compared to the first three quarters of 2023.
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