AIMS was recently featured in the SME article - Coordinates to the Future. This is great look into the future of CMM needs and the direction of this technology moving into the future.
Well-documented data and information management is more important than ever. From part quality to inventory locations, job shops and manufacturers need progressive tools to help them navigate rapid changes in a digital landscape. Rising demand in markets such as machinery manufacturing, transportation, electronics and aerospace in particular, are prompting companies to adopt 5-axis coordinate measuring machines (CMMs) to streamline and automate parts inspection and measurement.
To read the full article on FF Journal, please click here.
Automation, AI and 5-axis CMMs team up to create versatile manufacturing cells. AIMS understands manufacturing needs. We are continuing to evolve with the ever changing needs of the manufacturing sector. In this article we discuss the needs for flexible inspection cells to adapt to the product mix that is in demand.
AIMS Metrology (Advanced Industrial Measurement Systems) announced it has partnered with Optical Gaging Products (OGP). The affiliation with OGP will enable AIMS to provide multisensor measurement with optical gaging products including Smartscope E-Series.
Songwriter Bob Dylan penned the words to his hit song “The Times They Are a-Changin” in 1964. Its’ message — that change is a constant…and anything that appears one way now may appear differently in the future — is especially relevant today for job shops, fabricators and manufacturers.
DAYTON, Ohio—(October 17, 2022) AIMS Metrology, a 5-axis coordinate measuring machine OEM, appointed Thomas Ayers sales and business development director for the Southeast region. With more than 30 years of experience in the metrology industry, Ayers has served the automotive, aerospace, medical, plastic and metal cutting markets in the areas of training, fixture development, turnkey programming and automated systems.
Klaus Schwab, founder and executive chairman of the World Economic Forum, coined the phrase the Fourth Industrial Revolution in 2015. That same year North American metalworkers and fabricators were introduced to Industry 4.0. Schwab said, “we are at the beginning of a revolution that is fundamentally changing the way we live, work and relate to one another.” He believed this fusion of physical, digital and biological spaces would impact all disciplines, economies and industries. And in many ways it has, from the rise of artificial intelligence, robotics and 3D printing to quantum computing.
We’ve all heard it—that persuasive argument that attempts to coax us into replacing our cell phone because the newest model has a better camera, longer battery life, or faster chip. Consumer products typically are phased out on a regular basis to make room for their new and improved counterparts. Job shops and manufacturers also struggle to balance legacy machines with new capital equipment purchases including coordinate measuring machines (CMM).
June 27, 2022 - Rapid part changes, raw material bottlenecks and labor shortages continue to drive demand for multisensor inspection with the option to automate. AIMS Metrology will demonstrate its full range of turnkey 5-axis coordinate measuring machines at Booth # 135536. The OEM’s Revolution Series Summit 10.10.10, LM and HB provide accurate, flexible three-dimensional inspection of small to large in-process and post-process parts on the shop floor, in the lab or in an automated cell.
To read the full story on SME, please click here.
In 2016, Honda Transmission, an automotive OEM based in Russells Point, Ohio, began looking for ways to update their quality inspection methods. Inspections were made using a hard fixture with bar gages, which was costly and took too much time. On top of that, they also couldn't collect live data.