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Inline Measurement Delivers Improved Manufacturing Process Control

Quality Control for Additive Manufacturing in Orthopedics
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Calculating Fatigue Strength and Service Life of Gears

Harnessing Power of AI to Deliver More Intelligent Engine Inspections

LIDAR Inspection System Provides 2D and 3D Images of ITER In-Vessel Components
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Metrologic Group – 3D Measurement Software Solutions
You have got a measuring device? Let’s make it work! Choose the best 3D inspection software solution, visit www.metrologicgroup.com to learn more and discover our range of software.
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Large Measuring Volume CMM Specializes in Inspection of Super Sized Components

Enabling CMMs for Production-Wide Data-Driven Transformation
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Digital Manufacturing Ecosystem Achieves High Level of Quality and Precision in Delivering On-Demand Services
As the pace of digital transformation in manufacturing continues to accelerate, Fictiv has announced a new $35M round of funding led by 40 North Ventures to aggressively expand Fictiv’s groundbreaking
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On-Machine Scanning Using Renishaw SPRINT Technology – Adaptive Machining
Accurately machining near net components, such as castings or printed parts, can be challenging and time consuming, due to form and part-to-part variation. The Adaptive Cut Toolkit with SPRINT technology
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Real-Time Production Line Automated 3D Quality Control
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Dual-Process CMM Arm Artifact Maintains Measurement Accuracy

Affordable Professional Grade Hand-Held 3D Scanners Introduced

Absolute Laser Tracker Provides Enhanced 6DoF Metrology Services

Mobile Measuring Station Incorporates Collaborative Robot with Powerful 3D Scanner
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SCANTECH 3D Digitization Solution for Irregular Curtain Wall
With the rapid development of architectonics, irregular curtain walls are applied more widely than ever before. Simultaneously, the rise of such structure poses great challenges to the processing and assembly
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New Microfocus CT Plus Product Line With 500 W Emission Power

3DX-Ray Delivers Inline Quality Assurance and Process Control

CT Scanner To Deliver Improved Part Inspection and Faster Results
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Sartorius CCR10-Compact Robotic Systems
The CCR10-C Table Top Robotic Systems offer automated solutions for your mass dissemination and calibration processes. For more information: www.sartorius.com
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Form Measurement and Defect Detection for Glossy Surfaces
Stringent quality demands are placed on components with glossy and reflective surfaces. Reflective and curved surfaces are often extremely sensitive and therefore difficult to inspect – yet precise quality control

Starrett Introduces Large Field of View Multi-Sensor Vision System

Digital Microscope Offers Real Time Extended Depth of Field
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OSCAR to Bring MBD Within Reach of All Manufacturing Organizations
Action Engineering has announced the release of OSCAR, a Model-Based Definition (MBD) knowledgebase, to guide the future of 3D data adoption. OSCAR combines literacy and competency CAD-agnostic MBD training with

New ANSI Standard Emerging from DMSC Characteristics Working Group
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Flexible Wavelength Selector Aids Machine Vision Applications
The Flexible Wavelength Selector (FWS) Poly is a unique wavelength selection device that employs Spectrolight’s patented TwinFilm technology to deliver the tunability and adjustable bandwidth of a grating monochromator, together

Smart Profile Sensor For Inline Multi Dimensional Control

Smart Sensor Adds 6DoF Alignment and 3D Mesh Generation

New Generation SmartRay 3D Sensors Provide Micron Level Inline Inspection
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‘Amazon Lookout for Vision’ Detects Defects in Products and Production Processes

Vision Components Introduce Smallest Embedded Vision System

First Global Shutter CMOS UV Camera For Machine Vision Applications
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Introduction to Machine Learning for Industrial Measurements – Digital Seminar
A webinar scheduled for 3rd March at 9.00 GMT will provide an introduction to machine learning (ML), a branch of artificial intelligence that is based on the idea that computers

Machine Learning Fault Detection to Deliver on Smart Factory Aerospace Fasteners Production Line

AMRC and Alan Turing Institute To Boost Artificial Intelligence in Manufacturing
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Ai Build Robotic 3D Printer Completes New Funding Round

Triple Sensor Solution Provides Advanced In-Process AM Control
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Robotic Metrology-Assisted Assembly Combines Photogrammetry with Laser Tracker
Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division has announced the installation of a new automated inspection system custom-built to meet the large-scale needs of wind turbine manufacturer Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy. Now operational

Optical 3D Scanning Creates Silver Lining of Classic Rolls Royce Cloud
Elegance and Style are synonymous with the Rolls Royce luxury vehicle brand and to ride in one no matter from what era is an experience to treasure. So when the

3D Laser Scanning Speeds Superyacht Refits
Spain’s Bravo Yacht Design Group (BYD) recently completed its 200th 3D yacht scan. The 73m Lürssen Coral Ocean has just undergone a detailed exterior scan, prior to receiving extensive refit

Height Gauge Improves Precision Machined Components Inspection
With tolerances on components getting tighter and customer requirements getting stricter, Chelburn Precision was keen to improve their measurement abilities. Based in Rochdale, UK the company found the solution in

Reverse Engineering Drives Rapid Prototyping of Hand Sculpted Creative Designs
Blackstone Tek (BST) is an innovative company that builds carbon fiber performance products. It is a combination of the business profile and a love for racing which enables them to

3D Scanning Aids Creation of Anniversary Harley Davidson Custom Bike
Harley-Davidson Fans are certainly familiar with Thunderbike . Founded in 1985, the company from Hamminkeln in the Lower Rhine region of Germany specializes in the retrofitting of Harley-Davidson motorcycles (custom bikes)

Companies Join Forces to Solve COVID Care Ventilator Issue
Cygnus Manufacturing Company (“CMC”) is a leading manufacturer and supplier of high precision products and components for the medical device, transportation, energy, and aerospace industries. CMC provides full service manufacturing

Improved Capabilities and Responsiveness Through Investment in 5-axis CMM Technology and Flexible Gauging
A step-change in macro-economic factors led CMM specialists, Apex Metrology Ltd (Apex), to conduct a strategic review of its service offering. Customer demands were changing rapidly and becoming less predictable. Part complexities

Optical Coherence Tomography Penetrates Painted Components To For Check Corrosion
With infrared laser light, researchers from DTU University, Denmark can produce detailed 3D images of ship paint, so that the paints can become more durable and environmentally friendly. Christian Rosenberg

Optical Production Metrology Machine Increases Manufacturing Productivity
Often metrology is not associated with increased productivity, sometimes it is associated with waste. In fact, if you use traditional tools for process control, they are often slow, inaccurate, and

Production Capacity Increased With ‘Lights-Out’ Robotic Quality Inspection
Precision aerospace part manufacturer Alloy Specialties has become one of the first adopters of a new robotic quality inspection technology, Tempo, from Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division that has enabled the

High-Precision 3D Scanning used in Custom Auto Chassis Design
Jason Heard doesn’t lose a wink of sleep. Of the hundreds of high-performance chassis that he and his partner Jack Fisher have created over the years, not a single one

Cobot Based Inspection Processes For High Mix – Low Volume Production
Quality inspection processes can make the difference between successful production runs and expensive, labor-intensive failures. Products typically undergo cosmetic optical inspection, a metrology inspection step or both. In the medical sector,

Laser Tracker Calibrates in Harsh Environment at Steel Rolling Mill
Steel plate manufacturing is a multi-step process, often requiring multiple machine adjustments after the smelting process to roll the steel properly. Depending on the plate’s thickness and quality demands, mill

Universal Measuring Software Harmonizes Multiple Inspection Hardware Platforms
Since 1988, Fujigiken Inc. has been expanding 4 core businesses in Japan: the trial manufacture of car seats, the trial production of cars, small-volume production and supply, and jig production. Fujigiken

DMG MORI Introduce Laser Scanning On-Machine Measurement
Following the announcement of a partnership between DMG MORI and NIKON in May 2019 to integrate non-contact laser-line scanning onto its machine tools DMG MORI has posted a video on

Digital Manufacturing Aids Custom Motorcycle Build Shop
Art, culture and the craft of metal – Bryan Fuller´s automotive and motorcycle design and customization shop ‘Fuller Moto’ inspires, educates and entertains those with a creative spirit and a