Manufacturing is moving ever closer to a fourth industrial revolution—a.k.a. Industry 4.0—and the impact of this paradigm shift will be felt throughout the sector. From the perspective of quality ...

We’ve already discussed consolidation as a creeping trend in the machine tool industry. Is that same trend coming to the world of metrology? Two recent acquisitions suggest that we could see ...

The semiconductor industry is constantly marching toward thinner films and complex geometries with smaller dimensions, as well as newer materials. The number of chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) ...

An expert panel considers the trends and technologies that are shaping the future of industrial metrology Smart, connected and easy to use metrology solutions are a key component of any advanced ...

Chipmakers continue to march down the various process nodes, but the industry will require new breakthroughs to extend IC scaling at 10nm and beyond. In fact, the industry will require innovations in ...

The Engineer caught up with three leading metrology experts to find out about the latest trends and developments in the field Metrology is an often-overlooked part of industrial production, but it ...

Much of subcontractor Driven Engineering's turnover comes from the Formula 1 circuit, although the cost cap imposed on teams over recent years has somewhat reduced that volume. This has led the ...

Van Horn, whose resume includes engineering efforts on the Madison Square Garden Sphere in Las Vegas, discusses how combining MBSE with laser metrology improves accuracy from design to installation.

Coordinate metrology is used by designers, engineers, and manufacturers to accurately gauge the characteristics of mechanical components. Coordinate measuring machines (CMMs) can make comparisons of ...

A FULL-TIME postgraduate course in engineering metrology (technical measurement), extending over one apetaemic year, is being started this year as a permanent feature in the courses provided at the ...

At the forefront of Europe’s photonics innovation, TNO is building a state-of-the-art pilot line for Indium Phosphide (InP) photonic chips at the High Tech Campus in Eindhoven. As part of the ...