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BMT Aerospace benefits directly from the increase in air traffic volume. The order books of the Belgian producer of pinion and gear wheel segments for take-off and landing flaps are full. In order to cope with the amount of work, BMT Aerospace needed a fresh start in the measuring room.

In addition to today's widespread use of high-resolution computed tomography (CT) in quality control,  continuing development of this technology has taken a giant leap forward and is now being used in measuring procedures. 3D metrology using CT allows plastic and light metal components to be measured non-destructively, which, until recently, were not able to be inspected and measured using current methods due to their complex internal structures.

Effective production management is no longer able to tolerate leaving high productivity machine tools with expensive hourly ratings standing idle.  Here, common problems arise while waiting for decisions to proceed while inspection and measurement, ‘solution hop’ and move parts from one piece of specialist measuring instrument or device to another in order to fully satisfy the needs of the feature to be checked. 


Big data is not just for predicting election outcomes and mapping genomes. General Electric (GE) is betting on the so-called Industrial Internet – a term they coined – to help manufacturers boost performance, streamline processes and better compete in the global marketplace.


For deepwater offshore pipelines, risers and flowlines, as well as pipes for onshore applications in oil, gas and petrochemicals, the demand for corrosion-resistant alloy (CRA) clad pipes is expected to grow, with more than 80% of developing oil and gas fields demonstrating corrosive properties.


While engineering groups have steadily increased their appetite for simulation, the simulation process itself remains a challenge. Simulation generally involves multiple parties across various engineering disciplines working independently on what oftentimes are conflicting strategies. Each is armed with a different set of tools and, most likely, in hot pursuit of their own objectives. To complicate what by nature is a lengthy and intricate process, simulation efforts are also still deeply mired in manual steps that prevent the various silos from sharing results until late in the game when it is difficult to make changes without having a negative impact on product delivery schedules and budgets.


QMT continues with part II of our preview of  the Control exhibition, the world’s leading technical and trade fair for the quality control and quality assurance industries being held in Stuttgart, Germany on 14 to 17th May. With  900 exhibitors from more than 30 countries and exhibition floor space amounting to 590,000 square feet, the Control international trade fair for quality assurance is the benchmark for the industry sector. The organisers, P.E. Schall anticipate that over 25,000 visitors  from around the world will attend this year.

Lear Corporation's 94,000-square-foot, four assembly line seating plant in Montgomery, Alabama is one of the most modern and efficient facilities of its kind. At peak production, Lear builds approximately 1,000 seat sets per day or 73 sets per hour in 56 distinct combinations of colours and options for the Hyundai Sonata sedan and Santa Fe SUV built at Hyundai's Alabama plant.

How has Nikon Metrology evolved since its acquisition by Nikon in 2009?  Filip Geuens, chief technology officer, CTO, for Nikon Metrology says the company has become stronger and more solid as a result of blending the innovative and dynamic atmosphere  of the metrology company with solid Nikon structures and through embracing a long term vision philosophy.

Last November, the metrology community came together to discuss the future of metrology in manufacturing at the LVMC event, held in Chester, UK.  The panel discussion, chaired by Trevor Toman of Coventry University, consisted of leading  global manufacturing companies and representatives from academia, the National Physical Laboratory,  AMRC and media, all of whom have a strategic interest in outlining the contribution metrology can make to manufacturing in the future. 

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