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I-Connect007 Launches New Micro Webinar Series: ‘Smarter Manufacturing Enabled with Inspection Data,’ Presented by Koh Young
March 13, 2023 | I-Connect007Estimated reading time: Less than a minute
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Watch & learn!
In this engaging, 12-part micro webinar series, Koh Young topic expert Ivan Aduna examines the role inspection systems will play in the next industrial revolution. Viewers will learn about secure data collection, AI-powered solutions to manage and analyze data, and how to leverage IPC CFX-QPL to succeed in the transformation to Industry 4.0.
The first episode, “Smart Factory Success” is now available to view. In this 4-minute segment, viewers will discover how inspection systems and proprietary AI-based learning technologies incorporate the industry’s best True 3D measurement-based technologies. Designed to complement Koh Young’s I-007eBook, The Printed Circuit Assembler’s Guide to... SMT Inspection, Today, Tomorrow and Beyond, throughout the series, presenter Ivan Aduna shares highly focused educational information on the use of data gathered during the inspection process.
This webinar series covers a comprehensive range of topics surrounding 3D inspection and process control. Each segment clocks in at around 5 minutes, with the entire series being viewable in under an hour.
Visit Smarter Manufacturing Enabled with Inspection Data and start watching, free, today!
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