Metal additive manufacturing has promised design freedom and production agility for more than a decade. Yet for all its progress, one uncomfortable truth remains: metal AM still struggles to deliver the level of process predictability and quality assurance that high-value industries demand. Scrap rates remain high, qualification cycles are long, and confidence in repeatability is often hard won.
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The rapid adoption of Smart Metrology – where measurement systems are networked, automated, and tightly integrated into digital manufacturing ecosystems – is transforming quality assurance. Measurement data now feeds directly into closed-loop process control, digital twins, analytics platforms, and enterprise systems, making metrology a core driver of modern manufacturing performance.
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With the smartWLI nimbus8 and firebolt8, GBS metrology presents two high-end surface measurement sensors designed for demanding industrial and scientific applications. B
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For decades, metrology software has focused on one core task: accurately measuring parts and reporting deviations against nominal values. While automation, CAD integration, and digital reporting have steadily improved efficiency, the responsibility for interpreting results and deciding next actions has largely remained with human experts.
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Kistler has expanded the capabilities of its maXYmos process monitoring platform with the introduction of maXYmos Analyzer, a PC-based software tool designed to unlock greater value from production data. The software enables efficient analysis, visualization, and documentation of measurement curves captured by maXYmos process monitoring systems, supporting both real-time process optimization and detailed post-process evaluation.
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Precision sensor supplier Micro-Epsilon has extended its range of confocal chromatic distance and thickness measurement sensors with a new High Temperature (HT) series of sensors that withstand operating temperatures up to 200 °C and are suitable for use in ultra-high vacuums and clean rooms.
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Status Metrology Solutions, a UK provider of CMMs, metrology software, and calibration services, has announced a major expansion to its product portfolio with the addition of Kreon portable measuring arms and PolyWorks software.
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This article examines the specific challenges inherent to sheet metal inspection, the specific automated quality control (AQC) solution developed to address them, and the gains in accuracy and productivity achieved through their adoption.
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Commencing immediately the machine vision brands Allied Vision, Chromasens, Mikrotron, NET, and SVS-Vistek will be consolidated under the Allied Vision brand. The companies, which are all part of the TKH
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In an automotive sector undergoing rapid change, quality must represent a true commitment to customers. Renault Group has made it one of its key drivers of transformation and has rolled out a fast-paced methodological and cultural revolution: factory digitalization, quality runs, industrial metaverse, real-time responsiveness.
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