Nanotronics, an innovator in AI-enhanced industrial inspection and automation, is adding Photoluminescence Imaging to its advanced industrial inspection tool, nSpec®. The last several years have seen the rapid adoption of new technologies that converge super-resolution optical microscopy and AI analysis. Nanotronics is at the forefront of bringing these technologies from the lab table to the factory [...]
Sulzer & Schmid Laboratories AG, a Swiss company pioneering next-generation technology for the inspection of wind turbine rotor blades, announced today that it has launched a new highly competitive inspection platform. The company’s new 3DX™ HD product has been developed as a cost-effective solution to cope with large volumes of high definition blade inspections. Based on [...]
As reported on nanalyze.com, nary a week goes by that we don’t hear about how the latest robotic technology will take our jobs away. The newest piece of news on this theme of "automation taking jobs" comes from the Brookings Institution, a Washington, D.C.-based think tank that spends its time figuring out how much we’re screwing [...]
FLIR Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: FLIR) launched today a new thermal camera in the high-performance T-Series family, the FLIR T840. The high-resolution T840 thermal camera offers a brighter display and an integrated viewfinder to help electrical utility, plant managers, and other thermography professionals find and diagnose failing components in any lighting conditions, helping avoid costly power outages [...]
Metso is expanding its digital Metso Metrics offering with the launch of a new predictive maintenance solution for mining equipment, aimed to help maximize the uptime and performance of comminution circuits. The solution will be introduced at Automation Fair, hosted by Rockwell Automation, on Nov. 14 in Philadelphia. Metso Metrics is designed to provide global mining [...]
At the Dutch Railways, we are collecting 10s of billions sensor measurements coming from the train fleet and railroad every year. We use these data to conduct predictive maintenance, such as predicting failure of the train axle bearings and detecting air leakage in the train braking pipes. This is extremely useful, as these failures are notoriously [...]
The Sixteenth International Conference on Condition Monitoring and Asset Management (CM 2019) will take place from Tuesday 25 to Thursday 27 June 2019 at The Principal Grand Central Hotel, Glasgow, UK. The conference is organised by the British Institute of Non-Destructive Testing (BINDT) in close partnership with the International Society for Condition Monitoring (ISCM) and the [...]
PinnacleART, a global leader in designing, implementing, and maintaining asset reliability and integrity programs, is strategically partnering with Solomon Associates, a performance improvement company that provides benchmarking and advisory services, to build comprehensive asset assessments for facilities in the energy industry. The strategic partnership will allow both companies to offer best-in-class reliability, maintenance, and integrity assessments [...]
Before a manufacturing process can begin, a check between the final design and actual manufactured result must be completed in some industries like automotive, medical device and aerospace. This is called First Article Inspection (FAI). FAI can be a complex process but with new technology, like 3D scanning and advancements in software, the process can be [...]
The IMX273 1.6 MP global shutter CMOS sensor from Sony provides enormous sensitivity, low noise levels and a high dynamic range. With the integration of this sensor into the uEye LE camera family, IDS has even more USB 3.1 Gen 1 cameras available that deliver up to 247 fps. With a wide choice of configurations, the [...]