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April 22, 2026 - Volume 20 Issue 08
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Image - Stop Guessing at the Edge: How TTE Mastered Micro-Tool Geometry (Watch Video) Stop Guessing at the Edge: How TTE Mastered Micro-Tool Geometry (Watch Video)
Precision is meaningless if you can't prove it. Italian toolmaker TTE Srl solved the "blind spot" of micro-tooling by replacing traditional inspection with Bruker Alicona’s 3D optical metrology. This switch has transformed their factory floor from reactive quality control to an automated, data-driven R&D powerhouse capable of validating geometries that were previously invisible.
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While many industries view AI as a distant experiment, the machine tool world is already using it to tackle the three biggest profit killers: unplanned downtime, manual inspection bottlenecks, and production congestion. Success in these areas may depend on whether your operation is still making decisions based on yesterday's lagging reports -- while your competitors are using live data to out-produce you.
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  KUKA's New High-Capacity Robot Handles Payloads up to 1500 Kilograms (Watch Video)
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  Boost Production Speed with Integrated Modeling and Simulation Tools
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