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Sensors for Industry 4.0

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John Sprovieri
August 15, 2022

To get an idea of the importance of sensors to the factory of the future, head to upstate New York to General Electric’s sprawling assembly plant in Schenectady, NY, where the company makes sodium-nickel batteries for cell-phone towers and other applications.


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Five Things: The Automate Show

July 31, 2022

The Automate Show was held June 6-9 in Detroit. More than 550 robotics and automation vendors exhibited. Here are five new products on display at the event.


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Gap-and-Flush Inspection Brings Door-and-Fender Perfection

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Jim Camillo
July 31, 2022

A slightly crooked painting gets most people’s attention, whereas very few people will notice a car door that is askew by less than a millimeter. Catching that imperfection is often reserved for trained personnel on an automobile assembly line.


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Testing Tools Are Not Our Savior—But They Can Be Helpful

Jon Quigley
July 31, 2022

Recently, I hired professionals to cut down some large, dead trees near my house. I then used a chainsaw to cut the trees into smaller, moveable pieces that I could chop for firewood. 


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Smart Manufacturing at Audi

Digital transformation is well underway at Audi’s five assembly plants worldwide.
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John Sprovieri
June 29, 2022

Automotive OEMs love to show off their automated body-in-white assembly lines. Commercials invariably feature dozens of six-axis robots producing showers of sparks in choreographed routines. 


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Assembling a Wire Harness for Deep Space

NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft poses unique challenges for wire harness design.
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John Sprovieri
June 27, 2022

What is the origin of life on Earth? Is there life on other planets? These age-old questions may finally be answered when NASA’s Europa Clipper conducts 44 flybys of Europa, Jupiter’s fourth largest moon, beginning in April 2030.


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GM Funds Development of UVeye Inspection Technology

June 24, 2022

DETROIT— UVeye, a provider of advanced vehicle diagnostic systems, has received an investment from the capital venture arm of General Motors, GM Ventures, to help fund the development and commercialization of the company’s vehicle inspection technology. 


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3D Cameras Automate Inspection of Bearings

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Jim Camillo
June 13, 2022

Some of the largest machinery in the world depends on the smooth operation of tiny ball and roller bearings. Knowing this, manufacturers do all they can to make sure that the bearings they purchase for their equipment are completely free of defects.


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Metrology Equipment Enables Tighter Tolerance of Aerospace Parts

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Jim Camillo
May 17, 2022

Supply chain delays continue to plague manufacturing, leaving companies with limited options to overcome the problem. The two most common approaches are to either diversify into multiple markets or improve one’s product quality and service.


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Leak Testing Appliances

Leak Testing Appliances

Mass flow, pressure or vacuum decay, and tracer gas sniffing tests ensure leak-free performance of all types of home appliances.
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Jim Camillo
May 4, 2022
There is a big difference between squeaky products and leaky products, especially in manufacturing. The former simply require a little grease, whereas the latter cause a lot of grief, to both the manufacturer and end-user.
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