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.
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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.
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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.
CAMBRIDGE, Ontario—(August 3, 2021) 1Source Metrology will represent AIMS Metrology’s Revolution Series 5-axis mobile HB and its new 5-axis Summit 10.10.10 coordinate measuring machines. The Cambridge, Ontario distributor combines more than a century of industrial metrology experience under one roof. Its services include CMM sales, programming, certified inspection, software training, retrofits, reverse engineering, data collection solutions, fixturing and accessories sales.
DAYTON, Ohio—(July 8, 2021) AIMS Metrology engineers will talk with manufacturers about the Dayton, Ohio-based OEM’s 5-axis coordinate measuring machine solutions at Booth 3213 at EASTEC 2021. In 2020, AIMS introduced its’ newest addition, the Summit 10.10.10. Equipped with a 5-axis REVO-2 dynamic scanning probe and 1 meter cubed capacity, the Summit has the capacity to handle high volume, large parts inspection on the job shop floor.
CAMBRIDGE, Ontario—(August 3, 2021) 1Source Metrology, a representative of Dayton, Ohio-based AIMS Metrology, demonstrated the Revolution Series mobile, 5-axis HB coordinate measuring machine at Booth #2423 at CMTS 2021. The Cambridge, Ontario distributor combines more than a century of industrial metrology experience under one roof. Its services include CMM sales, programming, certified inspection, software training, retrofits, reverse engineering, data collection solutions, fixturing and accessories sales.
DAYTON, Ohio—(Oct. 1, 2021) As manufacturers continue to automate inspection, companies are also looking for solution-oriented OEMs that can provide service and support. AIMS Metrology will feature its Revolution Series 5-axis coordinate measuring machines at Booth 714 at The Quality Show. Its’ new Summit 10.10.10, equipped with a 5-axis REVO-2 dynamic scanning probe and 1 meter cubed capacity, is the largest shop floor CMM in the industry. AIMS turnkey solutions include fully automated inspection cells.