The final installment in a four-part series article focuses on the inspection phase when using CAD/CAM tools to design a golf putter. CAD/CAM software used for CNC programming and simulation could ...

As the core technology used in modern electronics manufacturing, surface-mount technology (SMT) assembly density is increasing, the number of pins is increasing, and the pitch is decreasing. In ...

As the final step in the production process, inspection is of critical importance to the manufacturing industry. Manufacturers generally allot adequate staff resources to perform inspection for the ...

WEINHEIM, Germany—Quality, it turns out, is about perspective. The right perspectives highlight your strengths and illuminate areas for improvement. And when it comes to your products, seeing them ...

To ensure that the speed of composites fabrication keeps pace with customer demand, the ability to inspect and monitor composite part quality must become an integral part of high-rate part ...

It’s no secret to anyone involved in aerospace composites that production rates in commercial aircraft assembly lines anchored by advanced layup processes — automated fiber placement (AFP) and ...

Low-angle-of-light 3×-magnification VIU module enables visual inspection of seals. Quality assurance breaches such as pouch failures often occur because medical device manufacturers do not inspect and ...

This third installment in the golf putter design series moves the process from reverse engineering and additive manufacturing to CAD/CAM software. Turning attention to the role of CAD/CAM software in ...

As manufacturers of solar cells face pressure to drive down costs, they are turning to higher-volume automated manufacturing, accompanied by high-speed inspection to increase yields and improve the ...

Chipmakers are using more and different traditional tool types than ever to find killer defects in advanced chips, but they are also turning to complementary solutions like advanced forms of machine ...