Measuring dust emissions is easy – if one has the right measuring equipment. When it comes to choosing the right measuring device, one has to look at both the properties of the medium to be measured and the environmental conditions. This is where SICK’s strengths really come
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The next time you’re in a long checkout line, you may want to consider yourself lucky. Why? Although waiting may be an annoyance, your wait time could be twice as long if a little thing called a barcode hadn’t been invented. According to Supply Chain 247, the first Universal Product
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Barcodes and barcode scanners were originally developed and implemented to improve processes, but they have now become an integral way for businesses to ensure quality, improve efficiency and manage inventory. In case you missed it, check out our previous post on the history of barcodes. Still, there
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3D printing (additive manufacturing) has made headlines for producing everything from prosthetics to pizza. In addition, many automotive manufacturers including Ford and Lamborghini have announced that they 3D print prototypes of components for their vehicles. For more on prototyping, check out our new time-lapsed video of an prototype being printed — 3D Printing
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In another post, we shared 3 ways 3D printing is reshaping manufacturing. For this post, we took a look one of the most common uses for 3D printing: prototyping. According to a recent survey by PwC, 34% of surveyed companies utilize 3D printing for prototyping. Keep reading
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