Nikon Metrologyand Hyundai Motor North America have announce that Hyundai has purchased and installed Nikon’s X-ray computed tomography (CT) system. This represents a significant investment in the success of Hyundai’s newly opened $51.4 million Safety Test and Investigation Laboratory (STIL) in Superior Township, Michigan, USA.
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The North American robotics industry continued to build momentum in the first half of 2025. New data from the Association for Advancing Automation (A3) shows robot orders increased by 4.3% and revenue rose 7.5% compared to the first half of 2024.
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Applied Automation Technologies has announced that its CAPPS software suite, including CAPPS-DMIS for traditional Coordinate Measuring Machines (CMMs) and CAPPS-NC for on-machine measurement, has received certification from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for all geometric feature fitting algorithms.
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Humanoids are considered to be the next big thing in robotics: China, the world’s largest market for industrial robots, has set out specific targets for its plans to mass-produce humanoids. Meanwhile, tech companies in the US and Europe are announcing significant funding.
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Metrology Brew newsletter features a summary of headline metrology and smart manufacturing news from the past 7 days.
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Aiming to overcome barriers that prevent digital twins from delivering on their promise to improve manufacturing, the University of Michigan and Arizona State University are inviting industrial partners to participate in a new Center for Digital Twins in Manufacturing.
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German domestic orders fell by 14 percent, while export orders imcreased by 7 percent. In the period from January to June 2025, orders fell by 5 percent. Domestic demand fell by 22 percent, while export orders were up 4 percent on the previous year.
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New orders of metalworking machinery, measured by the U.S. Manufacturing Technology Orders Report published by The Association For Manufacturing Technology (AMT), totaled $429.2 million in June 2025. This was a 9.1% increase from May 2025 and a 7.7% increase from June 2024. Machinery orders placed through June 2025 totaled $2.52 billion, a 13.7% increase over the first half of 2024.
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The new Fringe Inspection 500 Kit delivers high-resolution, layer-by-layer heightmaps for powder bed fusion users seeking to advance their metal additive manufacturing using the only repeatable, calibratable, unit based in-situ inspection product on the market.
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Today’s manufacturing environment demands ever-higher efficiency while maintaining strict product quality standards. The concept of Industry 4.0 addresses these challenges by integrating digital technologies and cyber-physical systems into the production ecosystem. At the heart of this transformation is the implementation of tools that enable real-time data acquisition, rapid adaptability, and minimal human intervention in repetitive or complex tasks.
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