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Quality Control in Manufacturing

ATS

The quality control process in manufacturing Quality control begins by defining dimensional, visual or functional standards. Deciding where to do these is a function of how to reduce waste by detecting defects or problems early in the manufacturing process, plus practicality — where can quality control checks be performed?

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TURN UP: Larger, Lighter Additive Parts

Additive Manufacturing

One significant research initiative underway to develop these types of more fuel efficient air transport technologies for the earliest possible deployment is the European Commission and European aerospace industry-funded Clean Sky 2 Programme , now entering its final phase. [2] 2] Its successor Clean Aviation was launched in December 2021.

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Tooling & Workholding

Fabricating & Metal Work

Screen auto-rotate function to match the orientation of display module. These proprietary inserts were developed by the current owner Ben Belzer’s grandfather for the aerospace industry as an alternative to helical inserts. The core of EZ-Tend’s simplicity lies in its use of a proven lean manufacturing technique: pallet changing.

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K. Soundhar Rajhan, Chief Strategy Officer,  Lakshmi Machine Works Limited, shares highlights and insights from his more than five-decade journey with the iconic company

Dinesh Mishra

The Making of an Icon Established in 1962, Lakshmi Machine Works Limited (LMW) stands as a prominent Indian textile machinery manufacturer, uniquely positioned globally as one of three producing the complete range of textile spinning machinery. Returning in 2015-16, I headed the Machine Tool, Foundry, and Aerospace divisions.

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How to Perform a Root Cause Analysis and Corrective Action

CMTC Manufacturing Tech

Confirm the Problem with a Gemba Walk A Gemba walk is a management technique in Lean manufacturing first created by the Japanese automobile manufacturers which involves walking the production floor. How Do You Perform RCCA? So, what does this process entail? We break it down into 10 steps. What and who was affected?

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Forming & Fabricating

Fabricating & Metal Work

Additionally, the robot’s NC Cooperation guidance function features a mobile display, voice operation, and provides notifications. As an intelligent system, e-POWER utilizes energy only when necessary, much like the efficient start-stop function commonly found in automobiles. Lantek will be in Booth S-17017.

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Discrete Manufacturing Guide

ATS

Since each step in the discrete manufacturing process is distinct from those before and after, this approach is often used to create complex, multipart products for automotive, aerospace, electronics and consumer goods applications. Automotive: Industrial automotive manufacturers are a prime example of discrete manufacturing.