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Insights on inspection, process control, and digital manufacturing. See how connected workflows help manufacturers reduce risk and improve first-pass quality.

Posted on November 2, 2026

A meaningful digital thread starts with trustworthy shop-floor data. Digitizing layup, inspection and verification connects the actual work to a genuine as-built digital twin.

by Aligned Vision Team

Posted on October 2, 2026

Aerospace backlogs are enormous, and every prime and Tier 1 supplier is under pressure to increase build rates without breaking quality.

by Aligned Vision Team

Posted on September 2, 2026

The aerospace and composites industry has a workforce problem that no amount of recruiting budget is going to solve…

by Aligned Vision Team

Posted on June 10, 2025

As 'AI-powered' becomes the new 'New and Improved,' here is how to evaluate whether an AI inspection system is genuinely ready for…

by Aligned Vision Team

Posted on May 20, 2025

A new partnership brings laser-guided assembly and AI-driven inspection directly into Bluco's modular fixturing ecosystem — and gives manufacturers a new way…

by Aligned Vision Team

Posted on April 15, 2025

How to navigate the qualification maze, build your inspection model, and get LASERVISION running on your shop floor — with minimal disruption

by Aligned Vision Team

Posted on March 18, 2025

A manufacturer's guide to evaluating, adopting, and implementing automatic in-process inspection — without disrupting production or betting on the wrong technology

by Aligned Vision Team

Posted on November 1, 2022

How automatic inspection with LASERVISION detects, predicts, and helps prevent foreign object debris in composite manufacturing.

by Aligned Vision Team

Technical Papers

Archived technical papers on composites manufacturing, laser projection and automated inspection.

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Cover of the 2020 Aligned Vision paper on AI-enabled automatic inspection

2020 · SAMPE Conference Proceedings

A Holistic Approach to Composites Quality Using Artificial Intelligence-Enabled Automatic Inspection

Scott Blake · Aligned Vision

Beyond defect detection: using AI-enabled inspection data to monitor manufacturing processes and support continuous improvement in composites quality.

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Cover of Laser Ply Projection System - S92 Composite Rotor Blade

1997 · SME Technical Papers

Laser Ply Projection System - S92 Composite Rotor Blade

Steve Sucic · Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation

From CAD model to layup tool: laser-guided ply placement for the complex composite tip skins of Sikorsky’s S92 rotor blade.

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Cover of Laser Guidance for Hand Laid Composites

1987 · SME Technical Papers

Laser Guidance for Hand Laid Composites

Scott Blake · Assembly Guidance Systems

Laser-projected outlines replace physical templates, giving operators and inspectors a shared reference for ply placement on complex composite tooling.

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