Automotive

The Future of QA/QC in Advanced Manufacturing Speed, smarter sensors, and the human-in-the-loop advantage As reshoring, reinvestment, and rapid innovation reshape North American manufacturing, one area is emerging as a cornerstone of competitiveness: quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC). Manufacturers are facing unprecedented pressure to get products to market faster, operate efficiently, and ensure uncompromising...

As the electric vehicle industry continues to grow, the pressure on automotive suppliers and OEMs to deliver leak-free battery enclosures — an expensive and critical component — grows as well. Not reflected in the importance of these enclosures is the effectiveness of traditional leak detections methods. Current techniques may be expensive, difficult to implement, or...

Laser welding techniques are exceptionally well suited for the electrification industry due to the technology’s high speed, low-heat input, precision, and versatility. However, changing the variables of a laser welding application – power, wavelength, travel speed, material, and more – can greatly impact the success of a weld. Laser specialists Dean Langenkamp and Jacob Hay...