Fine-Tuning Automotive Parts to Boost Performance
Pratt Miller was founded in 1989 by Gary Pratt and Jim Miller. Their aim was to create a world-class engineering company that could take automotive-based programs all the way from concept to reality.
Pratt Miller was founded in 1989 by Gary Pratt and Jim Miller. Their aim was to create a world-class engineering company that could take automotive-based programs all the way from concept to reality.
Rigid endoscopes are used in medical diagnostics and therapy to examine body cavities and hollow organs, and to perform minimally invasive procedures. To avoid risks for patients and medical staff, it’s essential that the devices function perfectly.
The levels of contaminants in our food supply are, generally, decreasing. That’s the good news.
Graphene and related 2D materials (GR2Ms) could help reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the production of advanced materials.
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and their colleagues have developed a novel tabletop device that takes three-dimensional X-ray (CT) images of integrated circuits.
Courtesy of MetalForming magazine
In metal stamping, especially in critical automotive applications, sometimes it’s not enough simply to close the control loop.
I’m looking at a topic in statistics.
A very popular version of the coordinate measuring machine (CMM) is the portable CMM “arm,” not to be confused with the “robotic arm” or simply, robot—as it is called in the factory automation world.
Mass spectrometers are extremely precise chemical analyzers that have many applications, from evaluating the safety of drinking water to detecting toxins in a patient’s blood.
Over the past few months, I’ve covered the common sampling techniques used in technical cleanliness inspections.
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