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Like a lot of things in engineering and construction, it’s hard to teach everything and risky not to, but getting it right the first time saves time and money.

Airbus selected National Instruments DIAdem data analysis and report generation software as its standard tool for processing wind-tunnel test data, including the effects of specific thermal and aerodynamic parameters on airliners.

Leo, the fully autonomous baggage robot, has the capacity to check in, print bag tags and transport up to two suitcases with a maximum weight of 32kg. It also has an obstacle avoidance capability and can navigate in a high-traffic environment such as an airport.

Wonderware software integrated all their existing disparate systems, achieved reliable and cost-efficient control, enabled safe operations and created scalability for future growth.

The Profibus-enabled, ATEX-rated failsafe Rotork actuators have been installed in critical valve areas to prevent potential spillages by automatically closing-off the flow of fuel on receipt of an overfill alarm signal.

Power Efficiency's EcoStart was installed on twenty moving walks at Boston Logan International Airport, saving 60,000 kilowatt-hours (kWh) per year.

System delivers a prompt message to the right people if an error occurs during the baggage transfer to the sorting laterals.

The contract covers the complete operation and maintenance of equipment from various suppliers used in baggage check-in, transportation, security control, identification and sortation. Changi Airport, a strategic international gateway to Asia, serves approximately 24 million passengers a year. FKI Logistex has managed the operation and maintenance of the baggage operations at Changi Airport Terminal 2 for the past five years.

Unison has won an order worth over $2.5 million to supply tube-bending machinery to Northrop Grumman Newport News for aircraft carrier production. The order is for three of Unison's Breeze machines, to bend tubes of up to six inches in diameter, plus tooling and spares. Delivery will start in April 2007.

Octans Aircrafts is producing its first aircraft model that will undergo the certification process, the 300A, with capacity for five seats. The company plans to achieve positive results by reducing the time and cost of its processes through the implentation of key technology from Siemens.

OC Robotics has built and tested a demonstration snake-arm robot capable of sealing, swaging and inspection within aircraft wings. The snake-arm robot acts as a flexible extension for a Kuka industrial robot and is fed through the access hole. The snake-arm can follow a path into the wing box using the Kuka as a delivery tool.

TorqSense transducer uses a RF link to constantly monitor shaft torque in the UK's Nimrod reconnaissance and attack aircraft.

Joby Aviation, the leading manufacturer of electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft for commercial air taxi services, has selected the IFS Cloud for Aviation Maintenance solution for its pioneering eVTOL aircraft maintenance processes.

Total machine vision sales, which grew by one half of one percent, include sales of machine vision components and systems. The machine vision components category saw growth of one percent to $320 million in 2016.

The show as a whole addressed a wide range of topics, including renewables and energy efficiency, infrastructure for low-emission urban mobility, resource sustainability, and new approaches to public buildings and the design of public spaces.

Due to the use of standard coaxial cable and its bandwidth, CoaXPress has found itself not only suited for machine vision applications but also for applications in the medical and defense markets where use of coaxial cable is prevalent.

The Swedish SaaS company CheckProof helps shape future working methods by digitizing Frontline. The new funding strengthens the company to build safe, efficient, and sustainable companies worldwide.