Free Whitepaper, Upcoming Quality Show

DCS DIGEST - February Edition

What's Happening?

New Webinar - DCS & Metrologic Present The Power of 5 Axis CMM
Sandvik Whitepaper is Now Available
SMART ADVANTAGE - Upgrade Your Support
Quality Show 2025
Tolerance Stack - Special Virtual Course Available
Miss Any Webinars from 2024?

Webinar - End-to-End Solution

See the Power of 5 Axis CMM Measurement - Faster, More Accurate Inspection

Learn How Simulation Drives Quality

Webinar | March 13th, 2025

Discover how 5-axis CMMs, by focusing on critical-to-quality points, can enhance efficiency and accuracy in metrology. These precise measurements can then be shared downstream for analysis and monitoring, helping to identify trends in non-conformance, pinpoint root causes of manufacturing issues, and compare data across suppliers, production lines, machines, or plants.

Summary

Learn how 5 Axis provides real benefits to your metrology
See how to program and simulate 5 Axis measurement programs offline
Learn how to connect your CMM to a Quality Management System and monitor inspection in real-time, view trends, root cause issues, and provide traceability

Leverage 5 Axis to Improve Metrology Efficiency and Accuracy

There are growing demands within the global manufacturing industry to increase productivity and efficiency levels at faster paces. As a result of this, metrologists are starting to find out that using Coordinating Measuring Machines (CMMs) that only operate using 3-axis machining technologies is not enough anymore.

While regular measuring machines operate on the X, Y, and Z axes only, a 5-axis machine can rotate two additional axes – A and B – thereby enabling a multidirectional approach to working on tighter tolerances and achieving complex geometric measurements, between 2-5 times faster than existing 3-axis CMMs do.

Use 5 Axis to Drive Downstream Quality

-- Connect to your Quality Management System

-- See Measurement Data from Anywhere in the World

-- View Data Trends, Compare Different Data Sets (lines, plants, shifts, suppliers, etc)

Integrate your CMM with your Quality Management System to gain real-time insights into daily quality performance. Standardizing your data allows for easy comparison of measurement results across various sources, including different suppliers, machine changes, plants, product lines, and shifts. Identify bottlenecks and correlate measurement data with CAD models to track critical quality features effectively.

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NEW Whitepaper by Sandvik

6 Levels of Automation in Component Manufacturing

New FREE Whitepaper

Key Findings from the Sandvik Whitepaper

The Sandvik whitepaper, developed in collaboration with EY, offers an in-depth analysis of the current state and future of automation in component manufacturing. One of the most striking findings is that 80% of the 350 participating component manufacturers plan to increase their automation levels by 2030.

Critical Enablers for Increased Automation

According to the whitepaper, several critical enablers are essential for increasing automation levels in manufacturing. These include advanced shop floor equipment, continuous staff training, and real-time data collection. Together, these elements form the backbone of successful automation strategies.

Eric Murander, Head of Business Development and M&A at Sandvik Manufacturing Solutions, emphasizes that while advanced equipment is crucial for the initial steps, the true advancements come from investing in employee training and leveraging real-time data. These investments help manufacturers overcome modern complexities and maintain a competitive edge.

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NEW OFFERING - SMART ADVANTAGE Support

Upgrade Your Support with SMART ADVANTAGE

Currently available in North America

Upgrade your software maintenance and support to accelerate your team.

Customer Success Advocate: This would be a dedicated 3DCS Technical Representative that you will be assigned to your user community. You can reach out to this individual directly for assistance instead of through our standard tech support system.

3DCS Modeling Support: Your technical representative will be available to help guide you through any issues you are having with your 3DCS models and offer suggestions.

3DCS Model Reviews: Your technical representative will be available to review your 3DCS models to ensure tolerances, moves and measures are being properly utilized and if needed help you with understanding/interpreting simulation results.

Software Training Refresh: If needed, a 3DCS instructor will be available to offer a training refresh for anyone who has attended a previous training session.

Ask your agent about Smart Advantage to support your team or click below

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Quality Show - See the End-to-End Solution

Join DCS, ZeroTouch, and Metrologic Group at the Quality Show

Register Today at No Cost*

Let us know if you plan to attend to set up a meeting time!

Quality Networking.

With 20+ Hours of Networking, including three special networking events and various other opportunities throughout the Show, you'll have the chance to interact with thousands of quality professionals right in the center of booming manufacturing investments!

Quality Education.

The Quality Show offers two days of education to learn about the latest technologies and discuss industry advancements and trends that may help solve the challenges your business faces.

Quality Solutions.

The Exhibit Hall will be filled with the expert solution providers, demonstrating 100% cutting-edge test, measurement & inspection equipment, services & software that can improve quality in your manufacturing planning.

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Tolerance Stack Analysis Training

Upcoming Online Open Training Class

July 28th-Aug 1st, 2025

5 Zoom sessions

4 hours per day, between 11AM – 3PM EST (UTC-05:00)

Training will be given in English

Price per person: $895

The course provides the theoretical knowledge and practical know-how to perform stack computation and includes heavy practical exercises of generic problems, exercise and full solution of real problems (the possibility of applying exercises to parts and assemblies of your company is contingent on previous submission of drawings and assemblies). This is an advanced GD&T course.

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Miss Any Webinars from 2024?

See how easy it is to view your data using interactive CAD

QDMWEB QI

See 12 New Features to Understand and Solve Quality Issue

Summary

-- See how QDM can keep all of your team up to date on quality levels from the plant floor up to plant and quality managers

-- Find out how to watch plant quality in real-time, and then dive into alerts and issues to root cause production problems fast

-- Learn how to collect, standardize, and monitor supplier part quality

QDMWEB QI manufacturing quality management system gives you access to your quality information from anywhere, at any time, instantly. Using Quality Intelligence, automate your quality collection and start reducing your costs with real-time monitoring and powerful SPC tools

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3DCS V8.1 Part 1

DCS is proud to announce the release of 3DCS Variation Analyst Version 8.1, as well as for 3DCS Design Variation Modeler (DVM) and 3DCS Mechanical Variation Modeler (MVM).

This new version contains four key new features that will help users across the globe:

1. New GD&T Distributions for Viewing Statistical Results

2. Design of Experiments for Model Variants

3. Language Localization

4. Compliant Black Box Assembly Modeling

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3DCS and Catia 3DX Generative GD&T

Summary:

---Where we have been (generating models)

---Where we are

---Where we are going

---Auto Creating Part GD&T from Mating Conditions (Demo)

---Auto-extracting MTMs for a complete 3DCS Tolerance model (Demo)

---Understanding 3DEXPERIENCE Generative Tolerancing

By using these two powerful tools together, designers can create designs that are both precise and highly efficient.

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Learn more about the new version of 3DCS

3DCS V8.1 Part 2

DCS is proud to announce the release of 3DCS Variation Analyst Version 8.1, as well as for 3DCS Design Variation Modeler (DVM) and 3DCS Mechanical Variation Modeler (MVM).

This webinar focuses on 3 enhancements:

-- More on 2D Distributions

-- Running Model Variants & DOE

-- CM Black Box Assembly Modeling

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Need Help Getting Started with 3D Tolerance Analysis?

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GD&T, Modeling Services, Training, Advanced Support

At DCS, we strive to provide our customers with the help and support they need to succeed. Find out how DCS can help you jumpstart your quality initiatives and meet your goals on time and under budget.

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