Quality Inspection

MBE & Digital Thread

First-Article Inspection Under AS9102 Is a Recurring Revenue Opportunity Most Solution Providers Undervalue

First-Article Inspection — FAI — is the structured process by which a manufacturer demonstrates that a production process is capable of consistently producing a part that meets design requirements. Under AS9102 (the ANSI/SAE standard governing FAI in aerospace), the documentation requirements are extensive, the data must be traceable to the specific design revision, and the records must be maintained for the life of the production program.

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MBE & Digital Thread

STEP AP242 Is the Standard Your Customer Has Never Heard of but Cannot Afford to Ignore

STEP AP242 — the second edition of ISO 10303’s Application Protocol 242 — is the international standard for exchanging 3D CAD models with embedded Product and Manufacturing Information. In plain terms: it is the file format that makes Model-based Definition work across different software vendors.

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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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