Readers of this column are a gentle lot and not likely to run afoul of criminal law but can end up in a similarly frustrating situation that limits their working life.

Creaform announced that its HandySCAN 3D™ metrology-grade 3D laser scanner can now be used for recording physical attributes of aircraft dents and blends on all models of Boeing commercial airplanes.

Brunson Instrument Company will launch STASIS, a mobile, agile scanning instrument positioner at Control 2019.

“Since the beginning, humans have searched for superior more practical methods to fulfill holding and clamping needs.” I said this a long time ago about modular tooling and the beat goes on.

Electromobility is currently one of the most significant trends worldwide, and it is destined to change the way people purchase vehicles, travel and enjoy their leisure time. 

With conventional machining of metal component parts, the interior structures are often taken for granted as solid, leaving little room for doubt about the internal quality. 

Brunson Instrument Company will launch STASIS, a mobile, agile scanning instrument positioner at Control 2019. The first-of-its-kind product allows all brands of scanning instruments up to 35 pounds to be positioned quickly and steadily anywhere within a 3-meter horizontal- and 2.1-meter vertical-range atop a sturdy, 4-wheeled Brunson base. 

This is an area of gage making that takes something simple like a go/nogo plain plug gage and adds another feature for another check, such as hole depth.

Both the automotive and aerospace industries continue to drive the development of lightweight steels, stronger aluminums, and composite materials.