Technical Papers & Journals

Improving Reliability of GD&T Evaluations Using Portable Measuring Systems

Scott Sandwith, John Palmateer

GD&T is an engineering drawing language establishing consistent communication between design intent, manufacturing, and inspection. Book examples of the inspection are often illustrated by fitting parts within physical gages, and using dimensional...

How to Design a Metrology System for Measuring Industrial Robots

Ollie Martin

Serial-axis industrial robots are increasingly being used for challenging processes that are at the limit of their capability. Pushing the manufacturing envelope with these traditional serial-axis robots has several limitations that need to be overcome,...

Low-cost Photogrammetric Control for Automated Trimming of Composite Preforms

T.Legleu2, M.Mainwaring1, A.Metherell1, A.Ola1, V.Pawar2, C.Richards2, S.Robson2, B.Sargeant2, P.Saunders1 and R.Smith2

Trimming of composite preforms requires the accurate cutting of 2D and 3D high value components as part of a wider manufacturing chain. The operation needs to be performed rapidly and reliably with a fast high quality cut to avoid process bottlenecks and...

LOW-COST ON-LINE PHOTOGRAMMETRIC 6DoF AT 100Hz TRACKING 10ms-1 MOTION ACROSS MULTIPLE OBJECTS

S.Robson, B.Sargeant, R. Smith, S. Kyle and M. Shortis

Low-cost camera systems based on off-the-shelf imaging components are seeing increasingly widespread use for metrology orientated research purposes such as robotics, part alignment and inspection. This presentation describes a system under continuing...

NPL Training –Structured approach to skills development for Science and Engineering

Keith Bevan

This presentation is delivered by Keith Bevan from The National Physical Laboratory and current CMSC Vice Chair looks at tools and techniques to support skills development, delivery, and evaluation. This structured approach supports the methodology needed...

Status Report for the Advanced Photon Source Upgrade Project

W. Jansma, S. Jarvis

The Advanced Photon Source (APS) is a third generation synchrotron X-ray facility located at Argonne National Laboratory that has been in operation since 1996. Over the next few years, the APS will undergo a massive upgrade that will replace the current...

Reverse Engineering Has Become An Integral Part of Modern Product Design

Gregory George

Every time you capture physical reality to use as part of your digital design process, you are engaging in reverse engineering. Whether you call it reverse engineering or something else, you are almost certainly, measuring physical parts and using those...

Improving EV Battery Cell & Module Production Using Industry 4.0 Networked CMMs

David Wick

Manufacturing high volumes of electric vehicle batteries has become a strategic priority for the United States, with new Department of Energy programs created to increase domestic capacity. This presentation will describe typical processes for...

Automated Metrology Operations

Rob Flynn

James Webb Space Telescope Mission Status

Michael W. McElwain