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Data Visibility Boosts Beryllium Shop’s Revenue

Modern Machine Shop

To avoid scrap, the company makes test parts out of aluminum to prove out machining processes and programs before embarking on a beryllium version. Today, the shop primarily works on aerospace and defense parts, especially satellite structures and components. Beryllium stock is about 10 times as expensive as aluminum, McKay says.

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Best practices for effective automation applications, Part 1: Automation effectiveness through data collection

Control Engineering

16, 2022, course, archived as a webcast for a year, aims to answer the following questions about optimizing automation applications: Assess the process or processes under consideration for automation. Consider key ways automation can influence and enhance process design. Determine if a redesign is needed prior to automating.