Manufacturing

Longer range for new Omni-ID passive RFID tags Omni-ID has released a suite of new RFID products specifically designed for the manufacturing, transportation, and defense industries to track high-value assets. The 100-ft-plus read range Ultra tag uses 512-bit memory and 240-bit EPCglobal Class-1 Gen2-compliant silicon. Read full story

OES puts emphasis on error prevention Until recently, companies had learned to rely solely on postproduction inspection methods and devices to detect any bad products before they might be shipped. Progressive companies are shifting their focus by putting less emphasis on the inspection stages and more emphasis on refining and improving the manufacturing process itself. Read full story

Renishaw on-machine inspection software upgraded New OMV Pro 2.02 features enhance the software’s geometric measurement capabilities, which already include a "constructed features" function that allows users to construct entities from other previously measured features, making it faster to measure components with a large number of prismatic features. Read full story

Part-holding system designed for noncontact scanning NVision Inc. and FixLogix LLC's modular part-holding system designed especially for noncontact scanning uses a simple structure that minimizes interference issues. Read full story