SICK has developed the BPS5400 innovative sensor system offering new levels of freedom for robotic vehicle body construction. Unlike conventional positioning systems based on mechanical substructure clamping technology, the non-contact
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A dual-sensor system for correlation-free gauging in automated production eliminates the need for coordinate measuring equipment. High-resolution cameras mounted directly into robot production measurement cells determine the exact position of
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The Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles factory in Września, Poland represents the most cutting-edge production facility in the entire VW Group. Werner Steinert, the Quality Manager, was tasked with acquiring measuring technology
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High-end manufacturing has always required feedback of reliable measurements to adjust parameters precisely and keep components within tolerance. The better and more regular the data provided, the more tightly a
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Perceptron has announced its results for the third quarter of its 2018 fiscal year (period ended March 31, 2018). Third quarter fiscal 2018 results compared to third quarter fiscal 2017: Third
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Faster, more precise, more cost-effective: inline production is constantly evolving. But not every innovation can revolutionize the entire process like “correlation free measurement.” Dr. Kai-Udo Modrich, Managing Director of Carl
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Author: Steve Shickell – NMS 3D UK Sales and Marketing Manager Automating Metrology started more than 2 decades ago with programmable tactile coordinate measuring machines (CMM). The CMM, which was designed
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Creaform has launched its R-Series Productivity Station and the R-Series Autocalibration Kit. Both are key upgrades to its robotic metrology automated dimensional measurement solution, which offers an efficient alternative to traditional
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ABB introduced at the recent Fabtech 2017 Exhibition in Chicago a new robotic inspection system that was developed through a collaboration between ABB and UB3D (company it acquired in February
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According to smart 3D sensor manufacturer LMI Technologies the challenge for manufacturing is how to bring metrology-grade accuracy and precision to high-speed inline processes in order to achieve 100% quality
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