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From Prototype to Product: 3D Printing Reshapes Manufacturing

3D printing (additive manufacturing) has made headlines for producing everything from prosthetics to pizza.  In addition, many automotive manufacturers including Ford and Lamborghini have announced that they 3D print prototypes...

3D Printing for Prototyping: From Start to Finish

In another post, we shared 3 ways 3D printing is reshaping manufacturing.  For this post, we took a look one of the most common uses for 3D printing: prototyping.  According to a recent survey by PwC, 34% of surveyed companies...

SOPAS V3.0: How to Create and Download a File

In this post, we'll show you how to create and download a SOPAS file to CLV6xx barcode scanners, Lector6xx image-based code readers, and RFID using SOPAS V3.0.  Click on the images to see in full size.  Also be sure to check out...

Harry Harrison – From Hot Dog Salesman to Numbers Guy

Meet the Numbers Guy Harry does a little bit of everything.  As the Oil and Gas Industry Marketing Manager, Harry is known as “the numbers guy.”   He is responsible for his group’s pricing policy, running numbers to make sure...

7 Steps to Choose the Best Industrial Sensor for the Job

Selecting an industrial sensor can be daunting. With so many different sensing technologies and the endless variety of products on the market, how is it possible to find that one ideal sensor for your application? We’ve found...

Security on the Highest Level

Comtrol Corporation, a long-standing business partner with SICK, has a number of applications for the LMS series and LD-LRS 2D laser scanners from SICK. Over the past 5 years, Comtrol has worked with integration partners to get...