Tag: Cleveland Engineering
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Nigel Is a Fast Draftsman, Not an Engineer
NI Nigel writes LabVIEW code fast, but it cannot test it. An honest first take after using NI Nigel on a real HTTPS controller project. Read more
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When Human Inspectors Can’t Keep Up: A Quick Primer on Automated Visual Inspection
Visual inspection is one of the first things to break as a line speeds up. A skilled inspector can catch a lot, but people blink, tire, disagree with each other, and can only look at so many parts per minute. When throughput climbs or a defect absolutely cannot ship, “have someone watch for it” stops… Read more
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Five Signs Your Test Stand Is About to Cost You a Production Day
A test stand rarely fails on a schedule. It fails on a Tuesday, in the middle of a run, when you can least afford it. The good news is that most of them warn you first — and good test stand automation in Ohio starts with reading those warnings early. Here are five signs we’ve… Read more
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What a Data Acquisition System Actually Does — and When Off-the-Shelf Isn’t Enough
Most manufacturing and product-development teams eventually reach a point where the measurements they care about outgrow a handful of gauges and a spreadsheet. That’s usually the moment someone raises the idea of a custom data acquisition system — and it’s worth being clear about what that actually means before you spend money on one. A… Read more
