This schematic shows the laser bondline inspection (LBI) process. It uses a controlled laser pulse to transmit a compression wave perpendicularly into a bondline between two composite structures. The ...

An integrated system combines induction-heated adhesive curing with robotic part handling and laser inspection to help process and inspect steel or aluminum doors, hoods, deck lids, and other ...

A $2M development led by Lockheed Martin will commercialize autonomous vehicle for inspecting deep-sea oil and gas infrastructure. Defense and aerospace giant Lockheed Martin is to develop a ...

NASCAR experienced issues on Sunday morning with its new laser inspection platform, which measures cars at the track. The software problem had most of the Daytona 500 qualifying field backed up ...

A laser-based, non-contact measurement system is helping Continental Tyres check all of its products for defects that could affect vehicle safety. Continental Tyres of Germany has solved an in-line ...

Xarion’s laser-excited acoustics (LEA) is a couplant-free nondestructive testing (NDT) method that uses laser principles and an optical microphone without a membrane. In a single-sided “pitch-catch” ...

The DS1000 3-D displacement sensor from Cognex is factory-calibrated to provide real-world units of measurement (mm) with micron-level accuracy, making laser profiling easier to use and quicker to ...

LOUDON, N.H. — NASCAR’s recent decision to change the penalty structure with the Laser Inspection Station after races has R&D departments working furiously to help Chase teams maximize the new ...