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(Teledyne DALSA: Waterloo, ON, Canada) -- Teledyne DALSA presents its new Falcon 4-CLHS M6200 and M8200 cameras, based on Teledyne e2v’s Emerald 37M and 67M monochrome sensors.
The new Falcon4-CLHS models deliver higher resolution, added functionality, and ease of use with a CLHS interface that…
(ORNL: Oak Ridge, TN) -- Scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory are using ultrasounds—usually associated with medical imaging—to check the health of an operating battery. The technique uses sensors as small as a thumbnail, which could be attached to a lithium-ion battery inside a car.…
(Sandvic Coromant: Mebane, NC) -- Global metal-cutting leader Sandvik Coromant is expanding its milling offering with its new CoroMill MF80 for automotive milling applications in ISO K and ISO P materials in close to 90-degree operations with fixture constraints.
Based on a technology platform…
(Siemens: Plano, TX) -- Siemens Digital Industries Software has announced its latest release of Solid Edge software for product design, engineering, and manufacturing. This brings a new streamlined user experience, greater interoperability with the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio, and greater…
(X-Rite: Grand Rapids, MI) -- X-Rite Inc. and Pantone LLC, global leaders in color science and technology, announced they won the 2022 Pinnacle InterTech Award for the Mantis Video Targeting Technology for the eXact 2 noncontact handheld spectrophotometer.
This patented technology uses imaging…
(Leica Microsystems: Wetzlar, Germany) -- Leica Microsystems has launched Enersight, an intuitive new software platform for microscope inspection and quality control. The software is designed to simplify and streamline the entire inspection and documentation workflow for a broad user group.
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(Critical Manufacturing: Porto, Portugal) -- At this year’s SEMICON Europa, Critical Manufacturing will be highlighting its advanced semiconductor MES capabilities. Designed specifically to manage complex processes within a semiconductor manufacturing environment, this advanced solution fully…
(ANCA Motion: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) -- A leader in quality CNC grinding machines, ANCA Motion has introduced two additions to its FX Linear and MX Linear machines.
Observing linear motor technology for many years, Simon Richardson, MX platform product manager, says, “We were aware of the…
(U.S. Dept. of Commerce: Washington, D.C.) -- The U.S. Dept. of Commerce has appointed 24 members to the Industrial Advisory Committee (IAC), an advisory body that will provide guidance to the Secretary of Commerce on a range of issues related to domestic semiconductor research and development in…
(MIT CSAIL: Cambridge, MA) -- Tool use has long been a hallmark of human intelligence, as well as a practical problem to solve for a vast array of robotic applications. But machines are still wonky at exerting just the right amount of force to control tools not rigidly attached to their hands.
To…
(IDS: Minneapolis, MN) -- Anyone who needs readily available industrial cameras for image processing projects is facing a difficult task due to the worldwide chip shortage. IDS Imaging Development Systems has therefore been pushing the development of alternative USB3 hardware generations with…
(Marposs: Auburn Hills, MI) -- Marposs has announced MAINDO, its new digital platform that integrates Marposs monitoring, measuring, testing, or other manufacturer device or solutions throughout the entire production process. MAINDO combines quality and process in a holistic production-monitoring…
(Teledyne: Richmond, BC, Canada) -- Teledyne FLIR is pleased to announce the Forge 5GigE area scan camera family for machine vision. Constructed on an all-new modern platform, Forge is designed to provide a rich combination of advanced imaging features and is engineered to handle the most complex…
(Waygate Technologies: Huerth, Germany) – Waygate Technologies, a Baker Hughes business and world leader in nondestructive testing (NDT) solutions for industrial inspection, introduces Krautkrämer SpotVision, a new phased array ultrasonic solution for spot weld inspection.
Krautkrämer SpotVision…
NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has made five awards totaling nearly $500,000 to support standards education in undergraduate and graduate curricula. The disciplines supported by this year’s awards include…
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- For airliners, cargo ships, nuclear power plants, and other critical technologies, strength and durability are essential. This is why many contain a remarkably strong and corrosion-resistant alloy called 17-4 precipitation hardening (PH) stainless steel. Now, for the…
(ORNL: Oak Ridge, TN) -- When Hurricane Maria battered Puerto Rico in 2017, winds snapped trees and destroyed homes while heavy rains transformed streets into rivers. But after the storm passed, the human toll continued to grow as residents struggled without electricity for months. Five years later…
(New Scale Robotics: Victor, NY) -- New Scale Robotics highlighted its Q-Span Automated Gauging System at IMTS this year. The Q-Span Workstation incorporates existing manual gauges and gauging techniques to automate QC inspection in high-mix, small-batch manufacturing.
A collaborative robot from…
(Tyre Collective: London) -- While you drive, your tires wear and leave dangerous microplastic around. The Tyre Collective is a startup launched with a mission to capture and monitor plastic pollution from tires, accelerating the shift toward zero-emission mobility.
Even on electric or hydrogen-…
(Oak Ridge National Laboratory: Oak Ridge, TN) -- Researchers at the Dept. of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University of Tennessee-Knoxville discovered a key material needed for fast-charging lithium-ion batteries. The commercially relevant approach opens a potential pathway to…
(ANCA: Melbourne, Australia) -- ANCA CNC Machines’ new MX7 ULTRA cutting tool was on display at the International Manufacturing Technology Show, The MX7 ULTRA features 1-nanometer axis resolution and less than +/– 0.002 mm line-form accuracy of any profile, which includes ballnose and corner radius…
(MIT: Cambridge, MA) -- Carbon dioxide (CO2) is a major contributor to climate change and a significant product of many human activities, notably industrial manufacturing. A major goal in the energy field has been to chemically convert emitted CO2 into valuable chemicals or fuels. But while CO2 is…
(UpNano: Vienna) -- A novel device allows the compensation of miniscule roughness in two-photon polymerization (2PP) 3D-printing substrates while printing. The so called “Substrate Tilt Frame” has now been introduced internationally by UpNano GmbH.
The newly developed Substrate Tilt Frame helps…
(StoreConnect: San Francisco) -- One of the biggest news stories of the past several years has been the Great Resignation. Millennials in particular have felt the brunt of workforce changes from the pandemic and have been pushing back. Nearly 60 percent of millennials feel workplace burnout has…
(Gartner: Stamford, CT) -- A recent survey by Gartner Inc. found that 80 percent of executives think automation can be applied to any business decision. As automation becomes embedded in digital business, the survey revealed how organizations are developing their use of artificial intelligence (AI…
