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End-of-line tests remain popular with many manufacturers—however due to their high level of complexity, these tests can result in false passes that can cause serious problems in the field. Read this blog post to learn why relying on end-of-line is bad for your bottom line.

Many manufacturers continue to focus on data collection rather than data utilization. They don't yet have the modern data analytics tools in place that will allow them to squeeze from their part data the actionable insight that is crucial to meeting Industry 4.0 benchmarks they are seeking for quality, yield and traceability. Learn why digital process signatures are your first step to meet Industry 4.0 objectives.

The traditional approach to testing weld integrity is often destructive pull-test, with its shortcomings. Perfectly good assemblies may be ruined, while faulty ones can still slip through and be shipped for use. With digital process signature analysis, however, all the metrics that identify problems can measured to catch defective parts.

A variety of factors make it difficult to simulate the exact leak conditions battery packs will experience in the field, but there are strategies to achieve an effective battery pack leak test. Here are two of the key challenges you are likely to encounter with battery pack leak testing and strategies to overcome them.

Many manufacturing and industrial facilities have chosen to recruit capacity from a public cloud service provider to help them manage their data. However, while the cloud is a relatively cost effective, simple to manage, and scalable solution to suit your needs, it can also create some other challenges. Learn more.

Stations with lengthy test cycle times bottleneck production. Before resorting to adding extra lines, maintenance or labor, consider if the test cycle time can be shortened without compromising quality. This blog post discusses how to perform this analysis using digital process signatures.

When manufacturers consider the concept of quality control on their production lines, they often think that a quality check station is enough. But what happens when a part fails the test? This blog post discusses how to improve product quality and line efficiency by going beyond station checks.

A common quality issue at the weld station on a production line is expulsion, which can result in a weak weld joint. By applying process monitoring and digital process signature analysis, Sciemetric enables manufacturers to identify weld expulsion before the part leaves the station. Learn how.

John Perkins recaps a use case for noise, vibration and harshness (NVH) testing. A multi-channel sigPOD platform with a strategically located accelerometer helped a wheelchair manufacturer catch problems with motors and gearboxes during production to avoid warranty claims.

John Perkins discusses how an ICP-based accelerometer that’s connected to a test monitoring system can keep noise, vibration and harshness (NVH) testing on the factory floor and avoid the cost and complexity of having to use an anechoic chamber.