Articles by Catherine M. Phillips

The manufacturing sector faces challenges like labor shortages and supply chain issues. Adopting standardized modular inspection systems can boost efficiency, improve communication, and reduce costs. These tools also facilitate advanced technologies, helping manufacturers thrive in a competitive landscape.

Careful implementation of optimal tools and techniques is a focus of Optikos Corp. (Wakefield, MA), an optical engineering and manufacturing company working to eliminate waste in product movement, downtime, and product defects.

Whether you’re machining or inspecting, the profits are in the speed of the swap. Like CNC machining, it should no longer be a question of if you need inspection fixturing, but what type.