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…picking, autonomous vehicles, and advanced inspection technologies,” said Alex Shikany, vice president of AIA and business intelligence at A3. “Vision components in everything from cameras to lighting to software must work together seamlessly to provide the visual intelligence that robots and other smart machines require to do their jobs. We’re excited to see what new innovations are created in the…
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…design or engineering problems. From digitization, design and simulation through manufacturing, inspection and management, our comprehensive portfolio of technologies provides a seamless, customizable workflow designed to optimize products and processes while accelerating outcomes. With advanced hardware, software and materials as well as on demand manufacturing services and a global team of experts, we are on a mission to transform businesses…
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…Master3DGage, a portable rapid 3D inspection and reverse engineering solution from Verisurf that enables machine shops to increase efficiency, improve part quality and reduce scrap. The complete hardware/software solution delivers automated “in-process” inspection to the shop floor, the company reports. “The New Master3DGage solution continues to close the loop in digital manufacturing workflow,” says Austin Husted, hardware product manager. “Manufacturers…
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…such as surgery, manufacturing, infrastructure inspection and search rescue,” Burnstein said. “Additionally, he has co-founded several companies, including Medrobotics for surgical system, Hebi Robotics for modular robots, and Bito Robotics for autonomous guided vehicles. His FDA-approved surgical snake robot has been in use in the U.S. and Europe since 2015.” “Add to that his role as a co-founder of the…
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…together with providing complete part inspection and SPC reports. “This is a vital step in the digitalization of the manufacturing process, which enables parts to be manufactured with highest level of precision with full confidence directly from the machining center,” says AAT’s CEO Ray Karadayi. “This partnership is great news for the manufacturing community as AAT and DMG MORI will…
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…used for bomb retrieval, roadside inspections and transporting equipment over treacherous terrains, such as ice or forested areas (Morrissey 2018). These applications will keep humans safe and help them complete their missions. Another developing national security innovation is the use of drone boats to detect submarines operated by drug smugglers. Until now, drug enforcement agents have used sonar arrays, or…
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…robots are able to perform inspections on inbound goods and provide real-time data to suppliers,” the company notes. Reduce cross-docking times and speed up shipment deliveries: Autonomous vehicles with self-guiding abilities can reduce cross-docking times and improve accuracy and rates of picking, packing, sorting, and labeling of items, Deloitte notes. This, in turn, increases perfect order rates and potentially drives…
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…Operators are now documenting pre-shift inspections electronically. Each lift truck is configured with an impact threshold and fleet managers receive an immediate alert when an impact occurs. “We absolutely have more control. That information is vital for you to make decisions about the future,” says Jon Healy, receiving team lead at The Chicago Tribune. With a reliable monitoring system in…
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…and palletized shipments AI-Powered Visual Inspection – taking photos of cargo using special cameras allows to identify damage and identify an appropriate corrective action 2. AI provides insights into enhancing supply chain management productivity AI can provide an unmatched analysis of supply chain management performance, which, in turn, helps to determine new factors affecting that performance. According to the aforementioned…
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…a given evaluation goal. Non-Destructive Inspection from Powder to Part While prototype and sample parts can always be physically sliced (destroyed) and imaged to expose internal details (which may be fine for plastic AM parts), non-destructive inspection is highly desirable for qualifying and verifying aerospace, automotive and medical final products. Internal components of a Zeiss Xradia 520 Versa, property of…
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…part for printing, handle quality inspection, and ship out finished parts. To seed the technology in key industries, HP is working with a handful of partners. As part of a collaboration with GKN Powder Metallurgy, HP will deploy Metal Jets in their factories to produce functional metal parts for automotive and industrial leaders, including Volkswagen and Wilo. GKN Powder Metallurgy…
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…quality assurance (QA) area for inspection when required. All first-time orders for new customers are sent to the QA area to make sure no errors occur on their first order. The new system has cut errors in half, to 0.26%. From quality control, cartons that have been approved are conveyed to the sliding shoe shipping sorter and sent to one…
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…and materials. These include ultrasonic inspection, impedance-based monitoring, and thermography supported by image correlation. Although these methodologies provide insight into the quality of the printed object—offering their own set of advantages and disadvantages—no one approach has achieved dominance within the 3D printing sector. The continued advancement and development of new technologies that can help enable inspection and quality control metrics…
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…including drones that conduct interior inspections and collaborative robots that can operate near human employees without safety cages. Earlier this year, GM announced it was working with Autodesk to create 3D-printed parts for its vehicles in an effort to reduce weight and improve performance. GM is using Autodesk’s cloud computing and artificial intelligence algorithms to take a generative design approach…
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…use cases such as pipeline inspections or deliveries of parts and supplies in hard to access areas. He also noted that “PINC, a provider of yard management systems, has deployed a solution that utilizes drones to identify the location of trailers, shipping containers, and other assets in hard to reach areas. Equipped to carry GPS, RFID, OCR, and barcode readers,…
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