Understanding Maintenance Plans
Thoughtful planning is the cornerstone of an effective preventive maintenance program.
Thoughtful planning is the cornerstone of an effective preventive maintenance program.
NIST researcher Thomas P. Forbes is working to ensure 3D drug printers work as designed. Credit: R. Eskalis/NIST
(AIMS Metrology: Dayton, OH) -- Automation, advanced data analytics, growing demand for in-process measuring, and increasing focus on precision manufacturing are reshaping metrology’s role in manufacturing.
(IDS: Stoneham, MA) -- The uEye XS from IDS Imaging Development Systems weighs just 12 grams, and with its size of just 26.4 x 23 x 21.7 mm, fits into almost any application.
(MIT: Cambridge, MA) -- Imagine driving through a tunnel in an autonomous vehicle but, unbeknownst to you, a crash has stopped traffic up ahead.
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The four common capability and performance indexes collectively contain all of the summary information about process predictability, process conformity, and process aim that can be expressed numerically.
A new navigation method uses language-based inputs to direct a robot through a multistep navigation task—such as doing laundry. Credit: iStock
Someday, you may want your home robot to carry a load of dirty clothes downstairs and deposit them in the washing machine in the far-left corner of the basement.
‘I don’t like confrontation, but I’m tired of his abuse. He signed me up for another committee without asking.”
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