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The Slow Rise of the Machines

How Far Has Artificial Intelligence Come and Where Can we Take it? Fun fact - the concept of artificial intelligence (AI) was first introduced in 1955, the same year Marty McFly travelled back to. While that...
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Why are Medical Manufacturers Switching to Automated Vision Inspection?

A spotlight has been on the medical industry for some time now. Most people today are waiting for major changes to confront the current state of the world. What isn’t as widely known is the industry was...
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Proactive Business through Data Consolidation

Knowing is more than half the battle Given the choice, would you prefer to control something or deal with something? Yes, it’s a rhetorical question, but an important one. By controlling manufacturing, you...
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Automation is the New Normal

Why it’s Time to Automate Manufacturing It is officially time to start focusing on what the new normal will bring. Ready or not, the future is coming and while you can’t change the weather, you can choose...
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5 Questions to Ask Before Starting a Build-to-Print Relationship

The notion of “To do something right, you need to do it yourself” is very much a concept of the past. There is one thing all of today’s innovation leaders have in common, whether dealing in business,...
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What can FPGA do for Me: Machine Vision Edition.

The intricacies and high speeds of Machine Vision require great power. But as we know, with great power comes great responsibility.
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Active Alignment is More Than Meets the Eye

Optics is downright complicated. This branch of physics studies how light interacts with the objects around it. Naturally, that tends to include everything, making it relevant to a plethora of fields. For...
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The Perfect Fit – Why Mechanical Engineers are Built for Test

It’s not difficult to compare a mechanical engineer to a superhero. It may seem like an overstatement, but it’s not.
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The Major Ingredients of Industry 4.0

The Fourth Industrial Revolution (Industry 4.0) is closing the gap between information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT). This latest revolution in multifaceted, consisting of factors like IoT,...
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How are Robotics and Automation changing Medical Device Production?

Automation and robotics essentially take the human out of the loop in production environments, which improves repeatability and reduces variability. For example, automation ensures every test procedure,...
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