With the AMI 1000, the products can be sampled directly from the production line and loaded in the test chamber without any specific conditioning. At the end of the test sequence, the result is clearly displayed and a PDF report is automatically generated at the batch closure. Full automation of the test cycle including loading/unloading of the samples can be easily implemented for in-line tests. Read more

Sometimes, at a certain point in the development of a device, you reach a catch-22. For instance, Fraunhofer Research Institution for Additive Manufacturing Technologies (IAPT) developed a heat sink design with an optimized topology, but the complex geometry made it difficult to manufacture. They found a solution in a type of additive manufacturing, but the method comes with its own restrictions. To find the best heat sink design, they needed a way to reconcile these issues… Read more

There are more and more applications in the industrial environment for high-precision, piezo-based positioning systems; semiconductor manufacturing is a typical example of this. As a solution supplier for drive technology and positioning systems, PI (Physik Instrumente) therefore offers the E-727 piezo controller in a new variant. Read more

Het was 2 juli 2016, een heerlijke zomerse dag waarop mijn eerste Fourtress Zomerevent plaatsvond. Op dit Zomerevent pitchte Wouter Pol mij voor het eerst de opdracht van Test Automation bij Philips Digital & Computational Pathology. Lees verder

SMART-Industry is meer dan een modewoord. Zodra er binnen productieomgevingen ‘iets’ wordt geautomatiseerd, wordt er al snel gesproken over SMART-Industry, ook wel Industrie 4.0 genoemd. Op zich niet zo’n probleem, mits het grotere geheel maar niet uit het oog wordt verloren. Verleg uw horizon en bepaal waar u als productiebedrijf naartoe wilt. Wat zijn uw dromen, wat zijn uw ambities? Lees verder

Modular, flexible and competitive, the new European launcher is intended to provide the best launch solution to businesses and institutions by 2020. As a historical partner of aerospace manufacturers, ALTEN actively participates in their development in various fields (structure, thermal, flight mechanical engineering, etc.). Read more

Technolution bouwt aan een stevig trackrecord op het gebied van informatietechnologie voor het management van waterwegen en scheepvaart. Dit werd onlangs verder versterkt met de ingebruikname van twee systemen: de vernieuwde publieke website van het vaarweginformatiesysteem FIS en de Trajectplanner, onderdeel van het IVS Next-systeem van Rijkswaterstaat. Lees verder

When exciting or terminating an RF device with a specific impedance value on a location where the transverse electromagnetic (TEM) mode is expected, the Lumped Port feature is useful. Available in the RF Module, an add-on to the COMSOL Multiphysics® software, the Lumped Portfeature is a boundary condition with many different variations and application areas. Let’s go over a few of them here. Read more

3D scanning is a technology where you create a digital copy of something that is in the real world. On the surface this sounds like like magical process where you take a photo of something and you immediately have a perfect digital copy of that object. This is not the case. You can scan an object but that digital copy will not be perfect. There is a lot of post processing needed before it is a good digital copy, and still then its not 100% perfect. So why 3D scan?  Read more

Drive technology is a basic building block for the performance of machines, robots, and hand-held devices. However, there is much more to consider than just the design and the motor selection. Interdisciplinary thinking, specific engineering knowledge, depth of experience, and a clear understanding of the requirements are critical fac-tors. Read more

Concentricity gages are used for inspection tasks on external, internal and plane faces of rotating parts. Particularly, the concentricity of two or more diameters can be determined and axial runout measurements can be performed. Read more

Within 3D printing getting the first few layers correct is very important as it has a knock on effect with the success of your print. In this article, we are going to discuss some of the techniques to improve your model and the various advantages and disadvantages of using different methodologies. Read more

At Fourtress they are developing this “head” and planning to connect it to their Service Robot.

Hauzer is a technology leader for tribological coatings. In the 1990s automotive suppliers started to use plasma coatings to reduce wear and friction in their engines. From the beginning, Hauzer cooperated with the leaders in the market to develop the most productive coating concepts with the best coating performance. Nowadays Hauzer Flexicoat equipment produces the best diamond like carbon (DLC) and nitride coatings for many applications. Read more

Wanneer u zich verdiept in Smart Industry / Industry 4.0 is de kans groot dat u de term ‘Digital Twin’ ergens bent tegen gekomen. Met een beetje fantasie is het ook helemaal niet moeilijk om hier iets bij voor te stellen. Maar wat is een ‘Digital Twin’ nu precies en waarom is dit concept voor u van belang? Lees verder