Austin Weber

Oil and gas equipment manufacturers face many unique challenges.

Roughnecks (a term widely used in the oil and gas industry to describe oil-field workers) demand tough materials for equipment that must work around the clock in hostile environments. Delays

Cost often takes a back seat to quality, reliability and robustness.

Additive manufacturing is one of the hottest technologies to come along in the last 50 years.

Ford Motor Co. is investing $100 million globally to install robotic laser inspection technology to improve fit and finish quality at its assembly plants. 

Assemblers at Ford Motor Co.’s Michigan Assembly Plant (MAP) build four versions of the popular Ford Focus compact sedan.