Predictive Quality

OT/IT Convergence

OPC UA and QIF Together: The Integration Story Most Solution Providers Are Not Telling

OPC UA and QIF address different layers of the industrial data stack. OPC UA handles real-time operational data from shop floor equipment — machine states, cycle times, process parameters, alarm conditions. QIF handles quality measurement data — dimensional results, inspection plans, nonconformance records, statistical summaries.

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AI/ML in Manufacturing

AI-driven Inspection Is Not Replacing Your CMM — It Is Changing Who Buys CMM Software

The conversation about artificial intelligence in quality inspection has produced a lot of anxiety in the metrology software market and not much clarity. Solution providers worry that vision-based AI inspection will commoditize their CMM software. Manufacturers wonder whether they should be investing in AI now or waiting for the technology to mature.

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