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tems, but they all proved to be unreliable, too inflexible, or required too much time to set up the test benches. “We looked for a solution without these limita- tions and found it at Beckhoff,” Furlani says. Beckhoff offers the ideal
platform for fully integrated automated test management, including data acquisition, analysis and presentation, due to its open and flexible nature. Automating test procedures with PC-based control has increased the accuracy of the tests, espe- cially in cases where multiple components need to be condi- tioned with high precision and time variance. The typical design of a test
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design was optimized for and produced on an original Sapphire and the first-ever-manufactured Sapphire XC was run successful- ly with the new window-nozzle parts in place. This AM-nozzle-optimiza-
tion example exemplifies the potential synergy between AI design optimization and 3D printing in a number of ways. No advanced-technology develop- ment can happen these days without computer simulation playing a role. Yet the simula- tion process still involves signifi- cant computing resources and hands-on optimization skills that slow process improvement — which is exactly what the AM industry is still working on. Contact: PhysicsX, 67-71
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bench, which always has a Windows PC as the main inter- face, is comparable to a PLC- based control system in which a Beckhoff industrial PC (IPC) acts as the main automation con- troller. All data acquisition and control I/O modules are connected to this platform. The logic used to perform the tests runs in the con- trol system. The PLC handles communication with the specific instruments of the application in
question, which are usually speci- fied by customers. “With conven- tional systems, managing these test setups was inefficient, but that’s a thing of the past with PC- based solutions from Beckhoff,” emphasizes Furlani. The engineers are also satis-
fied with the accuracy of the Beckhoff platform. “It is by all means comparable to that of con- ventional devices designed specif- ically for certain measurement
tasks,” adds Armellini. “Most important, Beckhoff has a huge range of components available, which means that, whatever the task in question, we can always use the right I/O module or even one of the precision measurement terminals from the ELM series.” Contact: Beckhoff, 13130
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