BARRINGTON, NJ—Edmund Optics is accepting applications for its higher education grant program. In an effort to support outstanding undergraduate and graduate optics programs at nonprofit colleges and universities, Edmund Optics will be awarding grants worldwide totaling $80,000.
NEWARK, NJ—The FDA has ordered a manufacturer of dental implants to stop production after finding numerous quality control violations at the company’s assembly plant here.
Producing a reliable vision system is no accident. It begins with creating a strong specification that carries through to component selection, system development and, finally, deployment.
Vision systems used to guide robots pose different challenges for manufacturers than vision systems used for part inspection. The biggest challenge is guiding robots in 2-1/2D applications, where guidance is used so the camera maintains a proper perspective of a part that is level but included in a stack.
Several manufacturers consider electromagnetic, or induction, welding a better way to weld highly filled thermoplastics than thermal or friction welding, or using adhesives.
Fuel systems, engines, landing gear, ventilation systems and other aerospace devices that rely on numerous tanks, pumps, actuators, lines and fittings must be tested for tightness during both assembly and maintenance applications.
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