Blowing oxygen into molten steel in vacuum conditions saves time and money when compared to conventional steelmaking methods.

Supervising a manufacturing process involves attending to the individual phases of the process as well as to the flow of goods and materials through the different phases that must be coordinated to ...

Manufacturing companies use quality assurance programs to gain a competitive advantage in the marketplace and reduce defect rates on the production line. Production control is a critical part of such ...

Additive manufacturing, also known as 3D printing, has had a major impact on the contemporary design and production process. First developed in 1988 with the aim of allowing for rapid prototyping, ...

In general, automating manufacturing leads to more efficiency, lower costs, higher throughput, less waste, higher labour productivity, and predictable lead times. Yet some process steps are a ...

3D surface profilers have been used across many industries since the mid-1970s due to their ability to deliver critical topographic data. The size and type of samples measured using these techniques ...