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James Rawstron

James Rawstron is a Senior Marketing Specialist at Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence North America, located in North Kingstown, Rhode Island. Rawstron has 20 years of marketing communications experience in the software, high tech, industrial, advanced manufacturing machinery and medical device markets. He has written numerous articles for B2B publications, including blogs for a variety of industries. Prior to joining Hexagon, Rawstron served as a web marketing professional at IBM and a Marketing Manager at Vector Software. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in English and European History from Union College of Schenectady, New York.

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Reverse Engineering Tools: Feature Checklist

Reverse Engineering Tools: Feature Checklist

Reverse engineering is a growing need across nearly all advanced manufacturing industries, especially in situations where product...
3 min read How-to
3D Body Scanning for Next Generation Video Games

3D Body Scanning for Next Generation Video Games

3D body scanning technology makes it possible for video game designers to scan and import entire characters...
2 min read Deep dive
Using In-Process Testing for the “Perfect” Assembly Line

Using In-Process Testing for the “Perfect” Assembly Line

In-process testing is a new approach to quality control that is extremely effective in helping manufacturers perfect...
2 min read How-to
How Additive Manufacturing Fits into Existing Reverse Engineering Processes

How Additive Manufacturing Fits into Existing Reverse Engineering Processes

Additive manufacturing is a class of technologies that automatically construct 3D physical models from computer-aided design files....
2 min read Insights
Industry 4.0: The Role of Portable CMMs and metrology

Industry 4.0: The Role of Portable CMMs and metrology

Industry 4.0, otherwise known as the fourth industrial revolution, is the latest trend of automation, Internet of...
2 min read Strategy
What is Dimensional metrology in Manufacturing?

What is Dimensional metrology in Manufacturing?

Dimensional metrology is a practice used across a variety of industries and specialties to measure the physical...
2 min read Deep dive
The value of non-contact measurements in dimensional inspections

The value of non-contact measurements in dimensional inspections

Non-contact measurement is an element of dimensional metrology in which specific tools measure an object’s shape without...
2 min read Deep dive

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