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Metal Injection Molding Process – Eliminating Metal Particles to Speed-Up Production and Delivery
Metal injection molding is a relatively new process in part forming technology where several key technologies in material science, injection molding, and heated ovens all work together in the same location to produce molded metal parts of various metal properties. Finished parts are sintered to near full density; do not require machining, and meet surface finish and dimensional accuracy requirements not easily obtained with other part forming technologies. Click here to read full article...

Auto Manufacturer Uses Machine Vision to Error-Proof Closure Panels
For automotive manufacturers, customer satisfaction is the key to increased sales and long-term growth. Among the hundreds of sub-assemblies that go into each automobile or truck, the quality of the body panels plays an especially important role in getting and keeping a satisfied customer. Click here to read full article...

Vision Systems Accelerate Ford Wheel Production
Two vision systems made by Cognex have solved major quality assurance and production challenges at Ford's Dagenham, UK plant, where wheels for the Ford Focus and Ford Fiesta cars are made. Click here to read full article...

Precision Plastic Molder Uses Vision for 100% Inspection
"We must provide the highest quality product to our customers. This has been our goal since day one." Pierre Dziubina, President of Spectrum Plastics, is a stickler on quality, and it shows in every aspect of the company's operations. Click here to read full article...

Samtec Ensures Product Quality Through Machine Vision Inspection
Personal computers are made up of many different components including processors, motherboards, memory, hard drives, etc. PC manufacturers may advertise the largest hard drive, fastest processor, or most memory, yet the usability and reliability of the machine is dependent on the quality and reliability of the interconnects used between each internal component. Click here to read full article...