Revolutionizing Metrology for Smart Factories
the rise of smart manufacturing and the Internet of Things (IoT) is ushering in a new era, one defined by big data and its transformative impact on metrology.
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Month: June 2025
From Measurement to Manufacturing Intelligence: Deloitte Tracks Progress Toward Smart Factory Readiness
While the study reveals surveyed companies are realizing value in smart manufacturing investments from the past several years, many are still facing significant challenges in managing complex transformations as they contend with operational risks, talent shortfalls and cybersecurity preparedness.
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China Unveils Ambitious Five-Year Metrology Plan to Spur Disruptive Innovation
China has unveiled a sweeping five-year action plan aimed at transforming its national metrology system into a driver of disruptive innovation, with direct implications for the future of global manufacturing competitiveness.
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Advanced CMM Technology Boosts Inspection Precision and Productivity
UK-based precision engineering specialist Rodwell Powell has made a significant £250,000 investment in its inspection capabilities, centred on the acquisition of two high-performance coordinate measuring machines (CMMs) from LK Metrology.
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Hexagon Unveils ‘Octave’ Ahead of Strategic Spin-Off
As Hexagon AB prepares for the potential spin-off of Hexagon’s Asset Lifecycle Intelligence and Safety, Infrastructure & Geospatial divisions and related businesses, the company has announced that the new business will operate as Octave.
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Vision Camera Visualizes Processes Inside Industrial Machinery
Built for Industry 4.0, the Mikrotron MotionBLITZ Quad1.1S GigE recording camera demonstrates all the qualities necessary to inspect, monitor and control manufacturing processes.
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‘METROLOGY BREW’ News Bulletin – 23rd June
Metrology Brew newsletter features a summary of headline metrology and smart manufacturing news from the past 7 days.
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DfAM – Why Purposeful Geometry Must Replace Passive Optimisation
Additive Manufacturing (AM) is often celebrated for the freedom it offers designers, freedom from tooling, freedom from conventional constraints, freedom to explore geometry at levels once unimaginable. Yet for all its promise, AM has also become trapped in a cycle of what can perhaps be called superficial innovation.
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Renault Partners with Wandercraft to Accelerate Next-Gen Industrial Robotics
Renault Group and Wandercraft have announced the closing of a minority investment by Renault Group in Wandercraft, the first company to develop, manufacture and market medical self-balancing exoskeletons.
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New Line Scan Sensor For High-Speed Industrial Inspection
New Imaging Technologies (NIT) has announced the release of its latest SWIR InGaAs line scan sensor, the NSC2301, designed for demanding industrial inspection applications.
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