Machines and gauges that automate production and check the size of parts, such as the assembly line, numerically controlled machines, programmable logic controllers and gauge blocks. A member belongs here when the cited article describes it as factory automation or production measurement equipment. The group is one of the groupings under this field in the Technology Atlas, and each member keeps its own entry with its own cited sources and its own place in the field. Its members appear in the Browse By view for the field, so a reader can move from this group to each member entry and to the sources cited there.
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Go/no-go gauge (Wikipedia)
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A go/no-go gauge is an inspection tool used to check a workpiece against its allowed tolerances via a go/no-go test.
Assembly Line (Wikipedia)
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An assembly line, often called progressive assembly, is a manufacturing process where the unfinished product moves in a direct line from workstation to workstation, with parts added in sequence until the final product is completed.
Computer numerical control (Wikipedia)
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Computer numerical control (CNC) or CNC machining is the automated control of machine tools by a computer.
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Computer numerical control (CNC) or CNC machining is the automated control of machine tools by a computer.
View the SourceProgrammable logic controller (Wikipedia)
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A programmable logic controller (PLC) or programmable controller is an industrial computer that has been ruggedized and adapted for the control of manufacturing processes, such as assembly lines, machines, robotic devices, or any activity that requires high reliability, ease of programming, and process fault diagnosis.
Gauge block (Wikipedia)
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Gauge blocks (also known as gage blocks, Johansson gauges, slip gauges, or Jo blocks) are a system for producing precision lengths.
Digital twin (Wikipedia)
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In the 2010s and 2020s, manufacturing industries began moving beyond digital product definition to extending the digital twin concept to the entire manufacturing process.
Truck scale - Wikipedia
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A truck scale (US), weighbridge (non-US) or railroad scale is a large set of scales
3D Printing (Wikipedia)
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3D printing, also called additive manufacturing, is the construction of a three-dimensional object from a CAD model or a digital 3D model.
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