The Association for Advancing Automation (A3), North America’s largest automation trade association representing 1300+ organizations, has unveiled five principles to help drive support and expansion of the robotics and automation industries in the United States.

UTM is versatile and cost-effective, evaluating physical properties while adhering to industry standards. They test durability and establish load thresholds for functionality, safety during use, and minimum loads for usability, improving the quality of the final product.

As part of its xiLAB initiative, XIMEA expands the offer of Ultraviolet cameras with MX081 models.

MVTec Software GmbH is strengthening its activities in Taiwan and establishing its own subsidiary in Hsinchu, southwest of Taipei.

In the early 1980s, US automakers faced stiff competition from Japanese counterparts, prompting a shift towards prioritizing quality for customer satisfaction. This era marked the birth of ISO 9001 QMS, symbolizing a significant change in industry practices.

New certifications and UX upgrades are driving product performance to increase users’ trust
in quality control processes while ensuring accurate, attested, 3D measuring performances.

Orders of manufacturing technology, measured by the U.S. Manufacturing Technology Orders Report published by AMT – The Association For Manufacturing Technology, totaled $343.3 million in February 2024.

Accurate thread ring gauges are crucial for quality and consistency of threaded parts. This article outlines the procedure for setting a thread ring to a master setting plug, as per ANSI B1.2 standards.

Emergent Vision Technologies is introducing its expanded real-time 3D/4D reconstruction capabilities within eCapture Pro software.

Association for Advancing Automation (A3) honors Murphy, an assistant professor of mechatronics at Central Virginia Community College, for his engaging, real-world, hands-on teaching methods and focus on collaboration with fellow educators.