Qualifying a single metal additively manufactured part for spaceflight can take more than 18 months. Despite enormous advances in metal additive manufacturing, qualification remains one of the biggest barriers preventing wider adoption of flight-critical components.
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Siemens Energy is advancing its digital transformation in quality assurance by integrating SuPAR, an Augmented Reality (AR)-based inspection solution, into selected visual inspection and quality control processes.
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At the Additive Manufacturing Campus (AMC) just north of Munich, the BMW Group is taking additive manufacturing to the next industrial level: in addition to enhancing automation and broadening technological capabilities, the company is focusing consistently on scalable applications.
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Axiospec, a cloud calibration management platform from CaliTech has released a free suite of 15 metrology and quality calculators.
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Verisurf Software will introduce Verisurf 2027 at IMTS 2026 (booth 13433), showcasing the company’s latest advancements in model-based metrology, open connectivity, and automated inspection programming. Throughout the show, Verisurf will present a comprehensive lineup of model-based metrology solutions, demonstrating practical workflows that help manufacturers improve productivity, increase quality, and streamline inspection processes.
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Renishaw’s LIBERTAS technology addresses two of the most persistent challenges in metal AM: poor downskin surface finish and the need for support structures. While traditional supports manage heat and distortion, they also increase material usage, extend build times, and require costly post-processing.
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ZOLLER has announced it will premiere its latest automation and new micro-tool inspection systems at IMTS 2026 in Chicago.
In addition to presenting the new ZOLLER micBox and pomBasic MTI, ZOLLER will display its range of tool presetting, inspection, measuring, heat-shrinking, balancing, tooling, tool management, data-transfer and automation technologies.
Amsight has released a new whitepaper entitled “Mastering Powder Management in Additive Manufacturing”, setting out why powder control is becoming one of the decisive quality issues in industrial metal AM.
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3D scanning hardware and software supplier Artec 3D has announced Artec Point II, the successor to Artec Point, its target-based handheld laser scanner for industrial metrology. W
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WENZEL Group is expanding its portfolio in the field of industrial metrology by adding the PMS series from Dr. Heinrich Schneider Messtechnik GmbH to its sales program. With these high-precision 3D multisensor bridge measuring machines,
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