How SMMs Can Embrace Volatility Using Digital Manufacturing December 8, 2022 To be competitive in today’s dynamic manufacturing environment, small- and medium-sized manufacturers (SMMs) need to implement mechanisms to facilitate the effective processing of multiple streams of highly volatile and time-sensitive customer requirements.
Large-Scale Scanning and Automation Primed for eVTOL Development December 5, 2022 The design and production of electric vertical-take-off-and-landing (eVTOL) aircraft may be aided by advancements in technology.
Reality Capture Technologies Digitally Transform Aircraft Manufacturing December 1, 2022 At Lockheed Martin, are critical to meeting performance targets.
Measuring Up Efficiency August 16, 2022 The first rule of efficiency is to accurately measure equipment utilization and quality rates.
Gaging Success August 15, 2022 CMMs and other multifunctional metrology devices are becoming faster and more sophisticated, but top-quality gages and measuring tools still have an important place.
Finding the Right Coordinates August 10, 2022 Shop floor metrology equipment is getting faster, smarter, and more automated. Is it time for an upgrade?
Purdue Forms Partnership for Semiconductor Design Center June 29, 2022 Purdue University’s College of Engineering is partnering with MediaTek Inc., a leading global fabless chipmaker, to open the Midwest’s first semiconductor chip design center, to be housed on Purdue’s campus.
Building Robust Metrology Automation Strategies June 24, 2022 Automation with high data density is a key to smart manufacturing.
Improving Assembly of Universal Joints June 22, 2022 The basic principles behind the universal joint are centuries old, but the methods to make them are changing.
Ensuring Measurement Accuracy Using Calipers June 21, 2022 Measurements have been used to define and attempt to control the stuff we make throughout recorded history. Here's the latest.