April 2010 - VISTAGY and Assembly Guidance Systems Deliver Enhanced In-Process Quality Control for Composites Manufacturing

Integration of VISTAGY's FiberSIM® software and Assembly Guidance's Automatic Ply Verification reduces cycle times and costs by automating inspection of composite layups. ...read more>>

April 2010 - LASERGUIDE offers two new solutions to address the problem of FOD.

Ongoing research and process development has yielded two FOD prevention capabilities that will begin deliveries in 2010.  The next Generation LASERGUIDEs introduced in January include an Aimed Vision capability that originally developed with the US Air Force Composite Manufacturing Process Control System. Called "ProjectorVision," this function supports a variety of processes including scanning lay-up surfaces for stray poly, gloves, razor blades, badges etc. LASERGUIDE APV system's edge detection function now has image analysis capabilities that can detect full ply backing FOD that extends to the edge of the ply. ...read more>>

"We've bested the best!" The Next Generation LASERGUIDE and MicroLASERGUIDE projectors, available now, improve both initial and operating cost-efficiencies, and produce sharper, more accurate, and more reliable laser lines, all with less flicker. Free evaluation systems are available to qualified users to evaluate the superior performance of the Next Generation projectors.
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Jan 2010 - Introducing Multitasking KitGuide

The new Multitasking KitGuide projects kitting sequences for two parts simultaneously, thus doubling the unloading rate. KitGuide's simultaneous guidance of two cutter operators also enables a single kit to be unloaded from both sides of the table simultaneously. read more>>