First article inspection (FAI) creation is an essential element of quality control programs but can consume a significant amount of time. In the free webinar Transform Your FAI Process: Save Hours, ...

As the core technology used in modern electronics manufacturing, surface-mount technology (SMT) assembly density is increasing, the number of pins is increasing, and the pitch is decreasing. In ...

In the past, many people considered factory or in-process inspections to be a perk awarded to the committee for its efforts and much of the time spent at the manufacturer's location was social and ...

DRAM manufacturers continue to demand cost-effective solutions for screening and process improvement amid growing concerns over defects and process variability, but meeting that demand is becoming ...

In order to improve the forming quality, it is vital to understand the mechanisms that cause the plastic strain localization which eventually leads to ductile damage occurrence in the incremental ...

It was recently reported from a case study done by researchers at the University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC; Rotherham, U.K.) that a vision inspection system using 3D ...