The Emerging Technologies Hub at Penn State have completed an ambitious preservation project to create what is expected to become the first freely accessible, high-resolution digital twin of the Liberty Bell.
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For more than a decade, Industry 4.0 has been a dominant theme across manufacturing. Connected machines, digital twins, automation, artificial intelligence and data-driven decision-making have become established parts of the industrial landscape. Metrology has been evolving alongside these developments, giving rise to what is commonly described as Metrology 4.0.
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Today’s manufacturers require inspection capabilities that move at the speed of production. Traditional quality control processes centered around dedicated metrology laboratories are increasingly being complemented by portable, flexible, and autonomous measurement technologies that bring inspection directly to the point of manufacture.
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The Digital Metrology Standards Consortium (DMSC) has announced that its Model-Based Characteristics v1.0 (MBC 1.0), Persistent Identification and Related Digital Practices standard, designated as DMSC MBC v1.0 – 2026, has been approved by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) as an American National Standard (ANS), marking a significant milestone in the advancement of model-based engineering and digital manufacturing.
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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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As smart manufacturing reshapes production environments, portable inspection systems are evolving well beyond their traditional role as standalone measurement devices. Once valued primarily for mobility and flexibility, today’s portable metrology solutions are becoming connected, intelligent components within the broader digital manufacturing ecosystem.
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The third annual Pulse of Quality in Manufacturing survey was released today by Octave. This year’s survey reveals that the overwhelming majority of manufacturers are either using AI today or plan to use it within the next two years.
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With the launch of PolyWorks 2026, InnovMetric is driving the transition toward a connected ‘ultimate inspection lab’ where dimensional inspection data flows seamlessly across plants, suppliers, and engineering/manufacturing systems.
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China’s automotive industry has undergone a major transformation over the past decade, moving from a focus on high-volume manufacturing to competing at the highest level in terms of engineering precision, design quality, and technological sophistication. A key enabler of this shift has been advanced 3D metrology, which now plays a central role in how vehicles are designed, validated, and manufactured.
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Quality control in manufacturing is no longer confined to inspection rooms or end-of-line checks. It has evolved into a dynamic, data-driven discipline that operates continuously across the production lifecycle. This transformation is being powered by manufacturing intelligence – the integration of metrology data, advanced analytics, connectivity, and software-driven decision-making into a unified ecosystem.
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