Surface Mount Technology Corporation

GM, Ford, and Fiat-Chrysler | March 13, 2020

All three major Detroit carmakers issued a similar set of directions for their workers on Friday, March 13: Keep working, but do it at home if possible. The first to issue the directive was Fiat-Chrysler Automobiles. On March 12, FCA reported a worker at their Kokomo, Indiana plant had tested positive for COVID-19, the novel coronavirus recently declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization. Later that day, a spokesperson for FCA told Bloomberg News that the Italian-American carmaker had ...

Cutting Tool Engineering | January 30, 2020

Researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology have developed a system for fully automated monitoring of ballscrew drives in machine tools. A camera integrated directly into the nut of the drive generates images that artificial intelligence continuously monitors for signs of wear, helping to reduce machine downtime. In mechanical engineering, maintaining and replacing defective components timely in machine tools is an important part of the manufacturing process. In the case of ballscrew dr...

Additive Manufacturing

SPEE3D | December 21, 2022

SPEE3D, a leading metal additive manufacturing company, today announced its WarpSPEE3D printer will be hosted at the Nupress headquarters in Australia, giving access to the printer without having to lease or purchase it. The unique subscription model will provide Nupress clients in the mining, building, aerospace, defence, and medical industries access to SPEE3D's patented cold-spray technology to quickly print parts from 12 different metals. Nupress is a leading manufacturer ...

ThinkIQ | March 10, 2021

ThinkIQ, a pioneer of advanced assembling transformation SaaS, today reported a suite of new solutions under their SaaS producing stage, which features four new areas of information usefulness, including ThinkIQ's Visualize, Insight, Transform and Enterprise solutions. This extended usefulness enables manufacturers to sort out the information surfacing actions that improve safety, unwavering quality and proficiency by utilizing a reality based granular and an information centr...