The President announced new steps with the private sector to strengthen the manufacturing sector, boost advanced manufacturing, and attract the good paying jobs that a growing middle class requires.

The initiative is designed to accelerate manufacturing nationwide.

Tariq Masud sat down with Quality to explain why this topic is so important. He will be presenting at The Quality Show on Tuesday, October 24.

Due to its ability to nondestructively capture, display and analyze the internal structures of objects in high resolution and three-dimensionally, industrial computed tomography is gaining importance as a precise 3D measuring technology for production in addition to the classic application fields of research and development and failure analysis.

What level of quality do you feel is required in orthopedic implants, pacemakers and other critical, life-sustaining medical devices? The highest quality, of course!

We will explore the use of CMMs, advancements in technology, and their growing contribution to support leading developments in automation, artificial intelligence, and machine learning.

As the industry continues to trend toward a more patient-centric approach, we see an increasing buzz around the development and utilization of wearable injectors, also known as on-body delivery systems (OBDS)—the next evolution in needle-based drug delivery products.

Traditional machine vision used rule-based programming for controlled environments but struggled in less controlled settings. Edge learning AI, operating directly on vision systems, enhances machine vision's power and usability, revolutionizing quality assurance and manufacturing processes.

In battery cell production, maintaining high quality and reducing material waste is crucial. Digital image processing and machine vision solutions enable reliable defect detection, ensuring the production of safe, high-quality battery cells for electric mobility.

Machine vision projects often face challenges such as slow progress, difficulty in getting quotes, cost overruns, and unreliable operation. These issues require recognizing and adapting to the unique nature of machine vision projects compared to other types of projects.

Machine vision can measure with greater precision and accuracy than human vision. This series starts by exploring techniques for high-precision measurements in vision systems. The next installments will examine challenges and solutions for maintaining this precision and accuracy. First, we'll clarify key terms related to measurement accuracy.

The first part of this three-part series covered the principles that allow machine vision to make high-accuracy measurements. This second part examines challenges that the measurement environment imposes on machine vision and gives approaches to mitigate the effects and retain much of the high-accuracy capability.

The first part of this series covered the basic principles that make high-accuracy measurements possible for machine vision. The second part of the series looked at challenges to accurate measurements due to the application conditions. This third part looks at characteristics and components of the vision system that can limit the achievable accuracy.

Manufacturers focus on reducing their operating costs, but cannot afford buying more productive machinery.

The aerospace industry is known for manufacturing parts with critical dimensions and tight tolerances. Despite the high-demanding inspections they are required to perform, important players in the industry have managed to reduce bottlenecks and detect problems early in the manufacturing process.

How can a QMS help your organization to achieve a strategic culture of quality? What can you learn from the unique challenges other organizations face in different industries? 

Today’s manufactured components are more complex than ever, with more parts diversity, more model year changes and tighter tolerances than ever before.

Where rule-based machine vision has not been attempted or has reached its limits, there is a high potential for deep learning algorithms to support employees and drive forward automation.

In manufacturing, the slightest deviation can have significant repercussions. This guide presents solutions, in the form of best practices, that will help quality and production managers solve their productivity issues and implement near-line and in-line automated dimensional inspections.

The latest generation of scanCONTROL 30xx laser scanners is extremely powerful, precise and individually adaptable.  

Download the whitepaper to learn how Business Intelligence can be the catalyst to help your organization rebound and excel on quality during the second half of 2020.

For fast measurements of displacement, distance and position with high accuracy and resolution, laser triangulation sensors can be used in a variety of applications. The reasons are wear-free measurement, a large measuring range, high precision and easy installation.

The Thermo Scientific™ Niton™ Apollo™ handheld LIBS analyzer gives users confidence when engaging in Quality Control (QC) and Positive Material Identification (PMI).

Quality is a non-negotiable point in manufacturing, especially when it comes to aerospace and defense parts.

This white paper explores how the automation of operations such as quality inspection and metrology – previously reserved for larger companies with hefty budgets – has changed dramatically with the advent of collaborative robots.

Explore the quality gates for the metal manufacturing process and the plastic manufacturing process in this whitepaper.

Product demonstrations and technical presentations on 3D and CT scanning engage audiences in Wisconsin and Ohio.

A question-and-answer period will follow the webinar. A recorded version will be available for later viewing.

In 1968, Zetec won a government contract to inspect steam generator tubing and developed an analog, single-frequency eddy current tester, a state-of-the-art instrument at the time. Over the next 20 years, Zetec’s eddy current testing equipment, training, and methodology became industry standards for nuclear power NDT, then in balance-of-plant and process industry applications.

The concern was so much of a significance that a PWR plant in Kansas wanted to assess the issue with the measurement of several of its pipe runs.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the latest cohorts in its Lab-Embedded Entrepreneurship Program (LEEP).

Do I need a 3D CT volume with the highest resolution for a detailed analysis, or is a fast overview scan sufficient to define the regions from which I want to make additional high-resolution detail scans?

For lithium-ion traction batteries, leak detection is imperative for battery performance, longevity and safety, especially the prevention of fires.

Ray Products releases 2015 plastics manufacturing industry survey results.

The event will offer solutions to the challenges that 3-D printing poses to the industry.

Pick up a material analysis data sheet and you’ll always find tensile testing, and probably flexural testing as well. But depending on the application, don’t hold your breath looking for compressive testing.

U.S. House vote is a step toward closing the skills gap.

July PPC meeting at the CMSC Conference concludes last phase of Roadmap project.

AS9100, the global quality management standard for aviation, space, and defense, reflects this commitment to excellence. Obtaining AS9100 certification is vital for success in this sector. This guide assists organizations in navigating the certification process, ensuring the implementation of top-quality practices across their systems.

The cost and lead times for Germanium optical components have skyrocketed.

Verisurf Software, Inc. demonstrated its new Machine Tool Probing (MTP) suite at IMTS 2024. 

ETQ, part of Hexagon, launched the ETQ Reliance® Predictive Quality Analytics solution, bringing a new level of artificial intelligence (AI)-driven analytics to its ETQ quality management system (QMS).

Air gauges are non-contact devices that utilize air pressure for measurement. They play a crucial role in ensuring precision and quality control in the manufacturing industry, from automotive to aerospace industries. They are particularly valuable for measuring delicate or easily deformable materials.

On March 9, NPR reported Boeing was unable to find any paperwork about the door plug and attributed a top Boeing official saying, “It was likely that such records never existed.” Roughly one day later, the Wall Street Journal reported the Justice Department had opened a criminal investigation.

Clear Seas Research conducted a study on behalf of Quality in order to look at trends in compensation, work hours, and job constraints; overall job satisfaction; and quality improvements, as well as provide a demographic profile of industry professionals. How does your work compare?

Boeing needs to improve its manufacturing approach to prioritize transparency and continual improvement, which can also help other organizations improve their quality and bottom line.

The aerospace industry uses automation and metrology to improve product quality and safety. Components require precise measurements for high quality and efficient production.

The development of laser-based non-destructive testing (NDT) technology has benefitted various industries, including these three examples.

An organization should be at least at level 3, Defined Systems Approach, of the Management System Maturity Model to reap the rewards of a culture of excellence.

Styli and probe extensions can provide certainty for most measurements. Find the right tools made from the right materials for your quality needs.