2011 Coordinate Metrology Systems Conference Announces Keynote Speaker

By DE Editors

The Coordinate Metrology Society (CMS) has announced that Frank M. Foeller of The Boeing Company will be the keynote speaker at the 27th Annual Coordinate Metrology Systems Conference (CMSC), July 25-29, 2011 at the Arizona Biltmore Hotel and Spa in Phoenix, AZ. Foeller is the director of Tooling Operations for Boeing Defense System, and leader of the Boeing Enterprise-wide Tooling Process Action Team. He will discuss the benefits realized by The Boeing Company from 3D metrology technology advancements. His conference session is titled “Portable Metrology Advancements Changing the Game for Tool Fabrication and Aircraft Manufacturing and Assembly Investigation.”
 
With more than 30 years of manufacturing and tooling expertise, Foeller has witnessed the transition from conventional optics to a completely digital environment. Leveraging advancements in hardware and software, the aerospace industry has benefited from efficiencies in fabrication, and the increased capability and accuracy of 3D metrology solutions. Measurement and inspection processes that once required multiple mechanics with a truckload of equipment can now be accomplished with one operator and portable metrology hardware that can be checked in as baggage. 

“To remain competitive in the future, we need to invest in the technological advancements and applications of this technology,” says Foeller. “The industry must continue to work together with suppliers, users, and customers to further the progress. Boeing sees this as our greatest responsibility to remain a leader in the industry. The CMSC partnership has been a driving force to make it happen.”

For more information, visit the CMSC site.
 
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