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Learn how new-generation software impacts automation and metrology.
Additive manufacturing (AM) and advanced materials continue to dominate the conversation about transforming industrial production. The need to inspect and evaluate internal and external integrity of additive parts and composite materials has driven a parallel evolution in non-destructive testing (NDT), robotics, metrology, and inspection software. For more than 20 years, industrial robots have been used to automate the use of NDT in factories, along with sophisticated hardware and software systems supported by highly skilled automation engineers. The level of complexity and associated costs involved are limiting factors in proliferation, in addition to the diversity of the commercial and custom software components required. This session presents a new approach to semi-manual and robotized NDT based on a new-generation integrated software workflow. The latest advances in robotics, as well as position encoding and 3D metrology technologies, enable this transformative progress. A flexible software architecture is revealed, and a new workflow is demonstrated for aerospace composite testing and automotive resistance spot weld applications.
Meet your presenter François Mainguy worked at R/D Tech from 1995 to 1998 as their first applied physics technician working with phased array and EMAT ultrasound technologies. He left to eventually found HARFANG Microtechniques in August 2001. He introduced the first portable ultrasound phased array system for nondestructive evaluation in June 2002. In 2005, he sold his company to The Sonatest Group (Milton Keynes, UK), where he spearheaded the development of next-generation instruments and probes. In June 2008, he founded UNGAVA in Québec City to offer design, engineering, prototyping, and OEM production for industrial customers involved in instrumentation. In 2013, he started his third start-up named PRAGMA, specialized in the design, manufacturing, and selling of portable instruments and systems for nondestructive testing (NDT). Mainguy has technical training in applied physics engineering (Cégep La Pocatière), an electrical engineering degree from École de Technologie Supérieure (Montréal), and a specialization in microelectronics at École d’Ingénieurs du Canton de Neuchâtel (Switzerland).
Scott Everling drives the creation of new measurement solutions through integration and automation of Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence’s core products. This portfolio includes coordinate measurement machine (CMM) technology, laser tracker, and white light (WLS) solutions that integrate with machine tools, robots, and within other automated environments. Everling has worked in the metrology industry for more than two decades, solving precision manufacturing measurement problems in a wide variety of industries. His background includes several years chasing precision at Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, as well as operating a measurement consulting and programming firm concentrating on automotive and aerospace powertrain applications. He holds a mechanical engineering degree from Cornell University.
About the company Hexagon works with digital reality solutions, combining sensor, software, and autonomous technologies. We’re putting data to work to boost efficiency, productivity, quality, and safety across industrial, manufacturing, infrastructure, public sector, and mobility applications. Our technologies are shaping production and people-related ecosystems to become increasingly connected and autonomous – ensuring a scalable, sustainable future. Hexagon’s manufacturing intelligence division provides solutions that use data from design and engineering, production, and metrology to make manufacturing smarter.
Hyundai Motor and Kia sign agreements with six Korean research institutes to develop mobility solutions to explore the surface of the moon using their core robotics technological capabilities.
Hyundai Motor and Kia, who have pioneered endless possibilities for mobility expansion through innovative technologies such as robotics and Advanced Air Mobility (AAM), are now expanding their vision beyond the bounds of Earth and into space. Hyundai and Kia signed joint research agreements with six Korean research institutes and formed a consultative body to develop mobility solutions to explore the surface of the moon. The announcement follows Korea’s successful launch of a domestically produced rocket in June. "We have taken the first step towards transforming our vision for robotics and the concept of Metamobility into reality," said Yong Wha Kim, Executive Vice President, and Head of R&D Planning & Coordination Center of Hyundai Motor and Kia. "We will expand the scope of human movement experience beyond traditional means of transport and beyond the bounds of Earth to further contribute to the progress of humankind and help create a better future." The signing ceremony held in Korea was attended by Chung Kook Park, President and Head of R&D Division of Hyundai Motor and Kia as well as top officials from the six research institutes: Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI); Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI); Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute (KASI); Korea Automotive Technology Institute (KATECH); Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology (KICT); and Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI). With collaboration expected to start as early as August, the consultative body will define the concept of lunar exploration mobility and major core technologies while developing and reviewing specific strategies and implementation measures to operate on the moon. Hyundai Motor and Kia will support the consultative body with their smart mobility technologies. The private and government sectors will integrate their knowledge and capabilities to advance their existing technologies and engineer new solutions for moon exploration mobility. Expertise will be brought to support exploration equipment, software for mobility operation, and remote communication functionality. With no air, extreme temperatures, countless craters, and coatings of lunar dust composed of sharp and abrasive particles, the moon’s surface is an exceptionally harsh environment. It poses significant challenges to the development of surface exploration mobility, provides the ultimate proving ground, and will deliver invaluable lessons for Hyundai and Kia to accelerate the delivery of smart, sustainable mobility solutions on earth. Hyundai and Kia formed a consultative body for the development and operation of lunar surface mobility. Resources will be brought to support Hyundai and Kia’s Robotics Lab in charge of robot development. Hyundai and Kia will also collaborate on software and hardware design and interpretation, space environment response technology, and special equipment for conducting lunar exploration missions. Developing mobility for exploring the moon's surface represents a seminal moment in the history of Hyundai Motor and Kia that expands their vision for future mobility, including Robotics and AAM, to areas beyond the Earth. Hyundai and Kia expect to secure proprietary technologies for future mobility businesses in the process of the new lunar exploration mobility robotics development. In January, Hyundai Motor announced its robotics vision of ‘Metamobilty’ to help overcome the limitations of movement at CES 2022, which featured a video of Boston Dynamics’ robot, named ‘SPOT’, exploring outer space.
Learn how to reduce the effects of environmental disturbances in topography data.
Surface data not only contains information about functionality of a product but also gives hints about the environmental conditions, like processing parameters or vibration. There are different methods to obtain such information and white light interferometers are accepted to be one of the most powerful tools for surface metrology. Besides other metrological characteristics, its vertical resolution at the nanometer level enables the acquisition of important details in topography. At the same time, effects of environmental factors like uncontrolled movement or vibrations can be seen in the measurement data if some precautions are not taken. In this presentation, a new method which reduces the effects of environmental disturbances is described.
Özgür Tan is the strategical product management (SPM) lead for optical surface metrology at Polytec GmbH, Germany. Before that, he was a product manager at Leica Microsystems GmbH from 2011 to 2015 and an expert for metrology and inspection at BOSCH GmbH from 2003-2007. He has a master’s degree and Ph.D. in metrology from University of Erlangen, Germany.
About the company Polytec has more than 400 employees worldwide. We develop, produce, and distribute optical measurement technology solutions for research and industry. Our quality innovative products have an excellent reputation internationally among the expert community. We find solutions tailored to our customers’ requirements on a day-to-day basis.
Adds four full-service Authorized Service Centers as HondaJet fleet grows.
Honda Aircraft Co. is adding four full-service Authorized Service Centers (ASC) in the United States and global regions, expanding the HondaJet service network to 21 locations worldwide.
The new service centers will further strengthen the customer support capabilities for the growing HondaJet fleet, now comprised of more than 219 aircraft in operation, which recently surpassed the 120,000-flight-hour mark in operation. The expansion includes two new centers in the U.S., increasing to 12 the number of Honda factory and ASC in North America.
“We are pleased to partner with service providers who share Honda’s commitment to customer satisfaction as our highest priority,” said Honda Aircraft Co. Head of Commercial Business Unit and VP of Customer Service, Amod Kelkar. “As the HondaJet fleet continues to grow, we are committed to ensuring that each of our customers around the globe receives the highest quality of service and support, with the supply of parts and factory-trained and certified service technicians available at each of the 21 locations.”
New ASC for the HondaJet:
• Hillsboro Aviation, based at the Portland-Hillsboro Airport (KHIO) outside of Portland, Oregon, is authorized for service in the Northwest region of the U.S.
• Mather Aviation LLC., located at Mather Airport (KMHR) outside of Sacramento, California, provides service in Central and Northern California.
• Dviation Technics Sdn. Bhd., based in Selangor, Malaysia, is the exclusive HondaJet ASC for Southeast Asia. With this partnership, the HondaJet owners and operators in the region will have access to the full spectrum of technical support delivered by its new business unit: KarbonMRO.
• Signature TECHNICAir., based at Bournemouth Airport (EGHH) in Bournemouth, United Kingdom, will provide HondaJet service for the U.K. and Western Europe. This addition doubles the Honda ASC in Europe.
In addition, Honda Aircraft Co. offers service at its Factory Service Center, recently awarded by FAA with the "Diamond level AMT employer award," the highest level in the William (Bill) O'Brien Aviation Maintenance Technician Awards program, in recognition of the skill and professionalism of Honda Aircraft's maintenance technicians.
The HondaJet sales and service footprint now spans North America, Europe, Latin America, Southeast Asia, China, the Middle East, India, and Japan.