In-Place Machining Co. said it has acquired East Coast Metrology LLC.
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.
Digitization and data dominated the discussion as EASTEC returned to West Springfield, Mass., after its 2020 pandemic hiatus.
Lights-out metrology for inspection is a natural entry point into automation as it is less disruptive to implement than other manufacturing operations.
IMTS to highlight how wide-ranging processes are finding fresh ways to work together.
Shops need both chemical and five-axis laser texturing capabilities to generate patterns that were once considered unattainable.
Industry is getting tailored applications from CMM suppliers to meet production demands. Look for more in the future.
For most of its history in manufacturing, metrology’s competitive arena was at the point of measurement.
Machine stops stake their reputation on their finishing techniques for cross hole deburring, cylinder honing, surface finishing, edge-blending and cleaning of 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.