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The draft ISO/ASTM CD 52927 “Additive manufacturing — General principles — Main characteristics and corresponding test methods” has changed from status CD (“Committee Draft” – draft for enquiry, subject to members input) to DIS (“Draft International Standard” – draft for enquiry, subject to public ...

The use of (real-time) data to adjust production processes - in machining the term is 'adaptive machining' - is the future of production. This is made possible by the increased availability of sensors. However, everything depends on having and understanding a standardised and structured model, in ...

Many components suffer a loss of performance due to ice formation. Various technologies are available to 'armour' surfaces against ice or frost formation. In this area, too, micro- and nanostructures made with lasers seem to offer potential.

Whichever way you look at it, manufacturing companies are currently competing with players all around the globe. To stay competitive, adding IoT is indeed a smart move, although it’s not always easy to do. You have to keep working with different aspects of your business model and, hence, your ...

What networking can lead to is illustrated by 24Flow and Manual.to, both Sirris members: on 21 November they announced their joint offering for context-based, multilingual work instructions, offering manufacturing companies and their operators an easy way to create, adapt and consult digital work ...

There has been an important breakthrough in the recycling of waste from old wind turbine blades. It appears that a Chinese company has found how to reprocess the waste into high-quality 3D-printed material that can be used in new construction projects.

On 17 November, the Belgian FPS Economy and the European Patent Office, with the support of the European Commission co-organized a conference to celebrate the introduction of the Unitary Patent system in Europe. The long-awaited entry into operation of the Unitary Patent system in spring 2023 will ...

Lowist developed a cloud-based solution that allows its customers to control retractable bollards and barriers for vehicle access from a distance. All the Lowist installations can be monitored and managed from a single platform. As a result the operational management of vehicle access systems is ...

This innovative concept to lift and move window profiles more efficiently first went through a nice development process before it became an optimised tool for the joinery industry. All this is the result of valuable feasibility and marketing advice.

The draft ISO/ASTM CD 52926-5 “Additive manufacturing of metals — Qualification principles — Part 5: Qualification of operators for DED-Arc” has changed from status CD (“Committee Draft” – draft for enquiry, subject to members input) to DIS (“Draft International Standard” – draft for enquiry ...