3D scanners enable this direct comparison, according to Creaform (see Figure 4). “Using a portable 3D laser scanner will give any [quality control personnel] the capability to gather measurements of complex shapes to perform inspections by comparing scan data to the reference 3D model. Based on the accurate insights they get, they will be able to decide whether parts are accepted or rejected in no time.”

Hexagon Mfg. Intelligence has introduced the Optiv Performance 322 CMM, a customizable, upgradeable benchtop unit for the inspection of stampings and profiles.

With no external motor and gearbox, the drum motor saves space, addresses operator safety and promotes a sanitary plant environment when compared with the conventional conveyor drives that are mounted outside of the conveyor frame.

In addition, Hexagon has upgraded the ROMER Absolute Arm (see Figure 5). A key focus is on improved usability and versatility, said Product Manager Anthony Vianna.

"With soft robotics we can now automate harvesting, processing, packaging and even grocery logistics," in a way that hasn’t been available before, CEO Carl Vause said. "With our technology we are able to give the industrial robots that are tried and true out there today for speed, for precision (and) for lifetime operations, the ability to do high-speed handling of apples, tomatoes, heads of lettuce (and) strawberries."

Work off all those burrito calories at the new Anytime Fitness gym in Chesterton. The gym chain that allows members to workout around the clock has opened its 17th Northwest Indiana location.

5. Several lighters were stored above clean equipment on shelf next to handwashing sink on the cook line. Person in charge stored chemicals below and away from single-use articles and clean equipment.

Quality control is critical and is checked throughout the process. In addition, covered conveyors are used to move the parts to the four-chamber Cefla oven; depending on the time required, the parts exit into a UV-R dryer, or go to a second four-chamber oven before curing.

The menu features many shareable items and a traditional selection of sushi and sashimi, along with specialty rolls like The Knucklehead with lobster, king crab, avocado, cucumber, spicy mayo and sweet soy, or the Bacon Bomb with shrimp tempura, bacon, avocado, blue cheese, tempura crunch, spicy mayo, sweet soy and a hint of sriracha. Both the Blackhawks and Bears have maki rolls named after them.

Unfortunately, Dubey says, the original PCTC abandoned its technical research in 2004 when the issue of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) became a concern. “We felt we had to shift research priorities to prove that refined coal tar was not a major source of PAHs, so PCTC shifted gears and got into defending sealcoating and debunking the bad science that was creating a problem for sealcoating and refined tar sealer in particular.”

"We went from tableside service to fast-casual," manager Andrew Holevas said. "It’s like when you walk into a Chipotle, it’s all in the counter in front of you. We have the type of gyros you’d find on the street of Athens, with pork, pork bellies, not the ground beef and lamb they serve in the states."

The baby boomers who grew up with bands like The Rolling Stones and The Doors are now part of the establishment their musical idols once challenged, and many of those artists have matured with them. This has led to collaborations both intriguing and jarring, from David Bowie’s bankers transforming the royalty streams from his back catalog into tradable debt securities, to UK bank Virgin Money printing Sex Pistols’ album covers on a range of limited edition credit cards. Hard Rock Park was driving at something similar: a new way to monetize a cultural phenomenon that had come to define a generation.