Interest in 3D printing is remaking the manufacturing landscape. Consulting firm IDC says global spending on 3D printers, both desktop and industrial, hit about $11 billion in 2015 and is forecast to reach $27 billion by 2019.

Cognex acquired EnShape GmbH and AQSense.

MoviTHERM offers a range of composite material inspection solutions.

In a regulated consumer industry, it is vital to test everything from individual components and materials to major assemblies and crash structures.

A well-known study published in 1999 by NACE (the National Association of Corrosion Engineers) titled “The United States Cost of Corrosion Study” indicated that the direct cost of corrosion is more than three percent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP).

Why test compression force?

I mention this term upfront to save irate letters from purists who decry the use of slang terminology due to problems it can create.

Both spring and fall are challenging times of year for quality test engineers.

Eddy current testing uses the principle of electromagnetic induction to detect flaws in conductive materials.

Calibration is not just about having stickers on your equipment with dates that say everything is okay.