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BMW introduces robotic X-ray measurement for prototype vehicle analysis

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The BMW Group has introduced computer tomography into prototype development, production and analysis – a first in the automotive industry.

The full range of vehicles, from Mini to Rolls-Royce, can now be quality-controlled from the early stages of development.

Scans are performed by four robots which move around the outside of the prototype to produce several thousand cross-sectional images. These are then used for detailed examinations of innovations, new materials and bonding technologies.

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Spirit AeroSystems uses robots for quality inspection of large aerospace parts

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Spirit AeroSystems is using robotics hardware and software technologies to inspect its composite aerospace components such as fuselages, wings and substructures.

The company is using the new robotic non destructive inspection (NDI) technology at its headquarters location in Wichita, Kansas, US, and plans to use similar technology at its Prestwick, Scotland, facility.

“Typically, inspections for meeting customer requirements have been done by large, fixed systems that are difficult to adapt to new applications,” said Dan Caughran, Spirit vice president, Global Quality.

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