Hexagon's Manufacturing Intelligence division has chosen nine innovative startups for its Third Sixth Sense Cohort, emphasizing sustainability and digital integration. These startups offer solutions for critical manufacturing challenges, including product sustainability and design automation. Through the Sixth Sense program, they gain access to Hexagon's resources, accelerating their path to success and contributing to a sustainable future for the industry.
Marposs Corp. celebrates 60 years in North America and is expanding its portfolio with precision measurement equipment and acquisitions, making significant strides in the EV and semiconductor industries while emphasizing innovation and global reach.
ASF Metrology (Varallo, Italy) will acquire the coordinate measuring machines (CMM) business from Nikon Metrology which intends to focus on non-contract metrology.
There are many times when a machinist, while cutting a few parts or getting ready for an initial run, needs to check a few parts or a few critical features.
White-light metrology is a noncontact method that uses a familiar, safe light source—simple white light. Simplicity and accuracy may make white light the system of choice in many applications.
Many industries have been making parts with micron dimensions for some time, but in the last few years, the market for miniaturization has expanded. The demand is not only for small parts, but also for small complex features on larger parts. This is due chiefly to the switch to modules in which the functions of several parts or subsystems are not handled by a single complex unit.
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Manufacturing Engineering editor-in-chief Alan Rooks is retiring.
With the use of composites in demanding applications increasing, improving knowledge of their fire performance is becoming a safety-critical issue, particularly for building and transportation applications.
Machine operators can replace time-consuming manual setups and gauging with the precision of digital metrology through a conversational CNC interface.
