
Aircraft engine manufacturers fully understand that even small surface defects can reduce performance, increase maintenance costs, and reduce the useful life of an aircraft engine. They need to inspect turbine blades very carefully to maintain the efficiency and reliability that the air transport industry requires.
Automation companies are taking the lead in finding ways to produce alternative fuel and power sources.
Service professional Douglas Morse sees a need to transform manufacturing from a product-oriented endeavor to one focused instead on customer success.
Advanced Industrial Machinery Inc. (AIM), in Hickory, N.C., builds machines that cut large stone slabs into high-end kitchen countertops and exterior fixtures.
As part of our research for our February 2010 feature on wireless control, Automation World submitted a list of e-mail questions on the topic to Ed T. Ladd, director of technology programs at the Hart Communication Foundation (HCF), which oversees the WirelessHart standard. Following are Ladd's responses:
Robert Willett is named Cognex president and chief operating officer, while former Cognex Executive Vice President Justin Testa joins Onset Computer as president.


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