Metrology equipment is showing its usefulness on the shop floor. Lasers and structured-light scanners operate next to assembly jigs and press-brakes.
Manufacturers are featuring some of the latest equipment and software for metrology, quality assurance, and collecting information for process control.
Hexagon experts embark on a summer mission to make manufacturing smarter for users across the U.S.
Sharpe Products recently installed a BLM Group LT7 4-kW laser cutting system. This equipment cuts round, square, rectangle and open profile pipe or tube up to 6" OD.
Dedicated in-house labs create and optimize laser welding processes for electric motors and batteries.
The L.S. Starrett Company, a global manufacturer of precision measuring tools and gages, and metrology systems, has appointed David Allen as Vice President, Starrett Metrology Systems, effective November 18, 2019.
Marposs, announced on March 24 the availability of its Aeroel MecLab.X laser micrometer systems. These provide diameter measurements for components such as electric motor shafts, gage or piston pins, hydraulic components or any number of ground or turned parts.
The best way to solve the skills gap is to ignite the already existing and yet dormant fuel of curiosity inside of young minds.
This year’s RAPID + TCT show signaled a new wave of users, with 35 percent of the audience being new to adopting additive manufacturing technologies.
Whether transmitted through wires or the air, data collected from older factory devices can help a shop owner make smarter business decisions.
