Humans have been making metal alloys for thousands of years, and most of us can conjure a rough mental image of the process—it involves red-hot molten metals being mixed, poured, and shaped in a ...
Tiny surface defects that form during processing can reduce the quality and yield of semiconductor devices, magnetic storage media and other products. Inspection tools that locate, identify and ...
It’s an expensive lesson to learn for some metal fabricators, but it’s inevitable: Automation doesn’t make up for poor processes.