The editorial focus calendar for Metrology News in 2024 is as follows:

January

Smart Manufacturing – machine vision, artificial intelligence and edge computing

Manufacturing 2050 – What will it look like?

Computed Tomography – a deeper insight into dimensional metrology

February

Robotic Inspection – inline, near-line and the increasing role of metrology automation in smart manufacturing

The increasing role of machine vision in robotic automation

March

Coordinate Measuring Machines and their role in smart factories

How will the CMM continue to evolve over the coming decades

April

Optical Metrology – Structured light scanning and machine vision based application driven solutions

Control Expo Preview

May

Big Data – creation, analysis and effective utilization

Control Expo Review

June

Portable Inspection solutions and their continued role in smart manufacturing

Additive Manufacturing – process and quality control techniques as AM goes main stream

July

Metrology 4.0 – is it really happening and how

Metrology Software – current and future trends including virtual tools

August

Reverse Engineering – prototyping and production applications

Digital Twins and their increasing role in smart manufacturing

September

Surface Finish and Form – optical v tactile solutions

Augmented Reality – its increasing role in quality control

October

Sensor technologies and the role of multi-sensors machines

The role of 5G in edge solution for process control in the smart factory

November

Retrofits –  updating previous generation hardware for today’s metrology integrated manufacturing world

Sensors – “there’s a sensor for that” – a deep dive into new sensing technologies

December

Metrology Centric Manufacturing – Factory 2030

2023 – A year in review

NOTE: Please submit your product news along with other relevant materials at least 7 days before the start of each month for inclusion consideration in the editorial articles on the above editorial subjects.

Email: editorialteam@metrology.news

2023 Editorial Calendar Download: 2023 Metrology News Editorial Calendar