Improve Automotive Paint Protection Film Manufacturing with 3D Scanning
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Improve Automotive Paint Protection Film Manufacturing with 3D Scanning

Automotive paint protection films (PPF) not only enhance the aesthetic appeal of vehicles but also offer essential protection against UV rays, heat, and minor abrasions.

PPF manufacturers are looking for a faster, more accurate, and less labor-intensive means of producing dimensionally accurate protective films.

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ZEISS launches new Crossbeam 550 Samplefab FIB-SEM
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ZEISS launches new Crossbeam 550 Samplefab FIB-SEM

ZEISS announces the new ZEISS Crossbeam 550 Samplefab, a focused ion beam scanning electron microscope (FIB-SEM) optimized for fully automated preparation of transmission electron microscopy (TEM) samples (lamellae). Built for efficiency and throughput in the semiconductor lab, ZEISS Crossbeam 550 Samplefab provides recipe-based automation for the routine TEM sample preparation work of bulk milling, lift-out and thinning at any number of target points on the sample.

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ETQ AI-Based Predictive Quality Analytics Solution
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ETQ AI-Based Predictive Quality Analytics Solution

ETQ, part of Hexagon, launched the ETQ Reliance® Predictive Quality Analytics solution, bringing a new level of artificial intelligence (AI)-driven analytics to its ETQ quality management system (QMS). The solution enables automated, early detection and proactive resolution to prevent manufacturing problems, limit production variation, speed decision making, deliver prescriptive solutions to supply chain issues and boost overall delivered quality.

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Why do you Drill Holes in your Turbine Blades
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Why do you Drill Holes in your Turbine Blades

It's just the way life goes: You have a super important task and nobody knows about it. The best example is cooling holes in turbine blades. Very few people even know that they exist. Let alone what they are used for. Yet it is precisely these cooling holes that not only increase efficiency but also save lives in the aviation industry.

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3D Scanning Drives Automotive Innovation
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3D Scanning Drives Automotive Innovation

Vision 148, an exciting automotive build project launched in London, aims to showcase the latest in manufacturing and materials technology by creating a unique one-of-one vehicle.

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9 Do's & Don'ts in Optical Metrology for Maximum Accuracy
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9 Do's & Don'ts in Optical Metrology for Maximum Accuracy

Your component is only as good as the quality control you can carry out on it. But how can you be sure that your measurement results are accurate enough? We have collected nine simple tips that will give you a real accuracy boost. Simple and incredibly effective.

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FARO Joins RFK TeK Alliance
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FARO Joins RFK TeK Alliance

FARO Technologies, Inc., the global leader in 3D measurement, imaging and realization solutions has joined eight-time NASCAR champions RFK Racing as part of the RFK TeK Alliance to create the FARO technology center. The Center will feature FARO’s best in class 3D metrology hardware and software to support all of RFK’s competitive efforts.

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SETTING UP YOUR METROLOGY LAB FOR SUCCESS
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SETTING UP YOUR METROLOGY LAB FOR SUCCESS

When accuracy and precision lead to quality products thanks to excellent internal quality assurance processes, we want to share the success story! Vorwerk, best known for their Kobold and Thermomix brands, is just that story.

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FARO Releases New Edition to its Portable CMM Series – FARO Quantum X New arm series increases accuracy and boosts user confidence
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FARO Releases New Edition to its Portable CMM Series – FARO Quantum X New arm series increases accuracy and boosts user confidence

FARO Technologies, Inc. has announced the release of the Quantum X FaroArm Series of portable coordinate measurement machines. The Quantum X Series offers an up to 15% increase in accuracy compared to previous Quantum Max FaroArms, with probing and scanning designed to improve manufacturing efficiency in a configurable and scalable solution.

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Verisurf and Hexagon Sign Solutions Agreement
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Verisurf and Hexagon Sign Solutions Agreement

Verisurf Software, Inc., and Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence (Nasdaq Stockholm: HEXA B) have entered a metrology solutions agreement. Under the agreement, Verisurf will offer complete metrology solutions that combine its popular model-based inspection and measurement software, training, and live technical support with proven Hexagon portable CMMs.

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