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Month: April 2026

April 2026 Metrology News Magazine

As additive manufacturing continues its transition from prototyping to full-scale production, the demands on quality control are evolving just as rapidly. This month’s developments across the metrology landscape make one thing clear: inspection is no longer a downstream checkpoint – it’s becoming an integrated, intelligent, and increasingly automated part of the manufacturing process.

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Laying the Groundwork for Industrial AI Leadership in Europe

Artificial Intelligence (AI) can become a key driver for productivity, new business models, and technological sovereignty in the mechanical and plant engineering sector. Based on industrial domain knowledge, interoperable data ecosystems, and shop-floor applications, industry has the opportunity to achieve more efficient and new industrial value creation – as underscored by the VDMA’s new position paper on Industrial AI.

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Integrated Quality Assurance Achieves 30 Percent Time Savings

Volkswagen plans to offer 70 percent of all cars produced as fully electric vehicles by 2030. Despite this enormous change to its product portfolio, Volkswagen’s commitment to quality remains unchanged. “Our components must meet high quality standards, whether they are combustion engines or electric motors”, says Holger Giersberg, sub-department head for quality assurance in the foundry and machining division at the Volkswagen plant in Kassel.

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