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CEO Dwight Carlson spoke at the University of Michigan Talents and technology are critical to high-tech companies like Coherix. This is why Coherix has nurtured good relationships with research professors at the University of Michigan (U-M) in Ann Arbor, which…

Structural adhesives used in joining auto body To join dissimilar materials, improve structural integrity and reduce weight, the aircraft and automotive industries are turning to the use of structural adhesives.  To achieve optimum adhesion, adhesives must thoroughly “wet out” the…

Predator3D inspecting black bead on black oil pan In the automotive and aircraft industries, adhesives and sealant beads are increasingly being used in bonding body parts, windshields, roof and many other applications. To ensure the quality of assemblies, a robust…

By Dallas C. Dort Coherix Robust3D for Piston Bowl Volume Measuremen Your eyes see in true 3D. You can tell what you are seeing by the way light falls on it, of course — but, because you have two eyes,…

Robust3D for piston pin circlip error-proofing in China Baby boomers are retiring at the rate of 10,000 a day.  As a result, the United States is losing a large portion of its experienced manufacturing workforce.   At the same time, global…

Coherix Robust 3D Machine Vision Solutions When machine vision first emerged on the scene 30 years ago, customers were intrigued with the technology and they wanted to know how it worked and were excited about creating their own solutions. Universities…

In our litigious society, manufacturers need to prove their products were produced correctly.  Therefore, they need to be confident they can retrieve information to have proof. The automotive industry is paying a high price in dollars and brand damage whenever…

2D vs. Tru3D images Twenty years ago, the machine vision industry held out great promise that 2D vision cameras could solve multitudes of error-proofing problems in discreet manufacturing plants. Unfortunately, they proved to be temperamental and unreliable, mainly because the…

Valve kits Recently Coherix engineers and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) engineers have been working jointly to develop error-proofing solutions in engine plants. After identifying eight specific problem areas, the team recognized that these were all old problems that have been…

Coherix Tru3D sensors First commercialized by Perceptron in 1983, line sensors were used to verify critical dimensions on automotive bodies to determine part-to-part variation. At that time, they were referred to as 2.5D (two and a half D) sensors. Recently…