‘METROLOGY BREW’ News Bulletin – 12th October
Summary of metrology and smart manufacturing news from the past 7 days.
Closing the Loop on Machining Quality
Manufacturers are being asked to produce more parts, to tighter specs and with fewer skilled people. At the same time, the cost of a manufacturing error is increasing as parts become more complex, machines more expensive and production schedules less tolerant of delays. Against this background, the traditional separation between machining and inspection … read more
Edge Computing for Real-Time Manufacturing
As manufacturers move toward increasingly connected and automated production environments, the ability to process data close to where it is generated is becoming an important element of the smart factory. Edge computing can reduce the latency associated with sending data to centralized or cloud-based systems, allowing production equipment to respond … read more
From Inspect to Improve: The Rise of Virtual Metrology
Manufacturing today is not simply faster than it used to be; it is more dynamic. Even a well-planned production line rarely runs in a straight line: tooling wears unevenly, a batch of material behaves slightly differently to the last, a supplier substitution needs checking on the fly. Problem-solving is not an exception to the process; it is a constant part of it … read more
Nikon Adds 3D Vision Tracking for Robotic Automation
Nikon Corporation has expanded its robot vision system with a new 3D vision tracking capability designed to enable robots to respond rapidly to workpieces moving through production lines in changing positions and orientations. The technology uses 3D cameras to measure workpieces moving on conveyors and other transport equipment … read more
Ajile DepthScan Brings Metrology-Grade 3D Inspection to the Production Line
Ajile Light Industries is positioning its DepthScan 3D Inspection Platform as a flexible approach to moving dimensional inspection beyond the metrology laboratory and closer to the production line. Built around the company’s DepthScan structured-light 3D imager, the platform can be configured for laboratory, beside-line or inline inspection … read more
Verisurf 2027 Accelerates Model-Based Inspection from Shop Floor to the Enterprise
Verisurf Software has announced the availability of Verisurf 2027, the latest release of its model-based metrology software. New capabilities help manufacturers carry engineering requirements into inspection, automatically generate inspection plans, and return measurement results tied to the original design, from first article through production. QIF is an open standard for exchanging engineering and quality information … read more
Kitov Prime Brings AI-Driven Surface Inspection of Complex Parts into One Workflow
As manufacturers look to automate inspection of increasingly complex, high-value components, KITOV.ai has introduced KITOV Prime, a robotic inspection system designed to automate the visual detection and analysis of surface defects. Prime combines robotic positioning, CAD-based inspection planning, multi-directional illumination and deep-learning defect detection … read more
Leica Microsystems Launches AI Software Module for Consistent Inspection Decisions
Leica Microsystems, a Danaher company and a leading provider of microscopy and scientific solutions, and Cognex Corporation, a leader in industrial machine vision, has announced Aivaro AI Feature Detection, a new AI-powered software module that automatically identifies, classifies and measures defects and other features of interest during inspection … read more
Renishaw Expands Miskin Site as Demand Drives Manufacturing Growth
This year, engineering technologies business, Renishaw, is celebrating the 15th anniversary of the purchase of its Miskin site in South Wales, and the completion of the first phase of a further £70 million development of the facility. Announced in 2022, this is the largest capital investment project in the company’s history, which will ultimately double the size of the Miskin site … read more
Digital Metrology Releases OmniSurf 5.0 Surface Roughness Analysis Software
Digital Metrology Solutions has announced a major new release of their OmniSurf surface profile analysis software. This highly visual software provides an easy-to-use toolkit for exploring surface data for a wide range of users and applications. “Roughness measurements hold a wealth of information. Yet most gauges reduce that data to a to a few parameters … read more
Turning In-Situ AM Monitoring into Production Intelligence
As metal additive manufacturing moves deeper into production environments, the industry’s quality challenge is changing. Manufacturers are no longer asking simply whether in-situ monitoring can capture process data. They are asking whether that data can help accelerate qualification, reduce inspection burden, and support more confident production decisions … read more
Mahr Expands CNC Surface Measurement with MarSurf Modular Evo
Mahr has introduced the MarSurf CNC modular Evo, an entry-level CNC measuring station designed to provide a step-by-step route from manual or semi-automated surface measurement to automated inspection. The new system is intended to bridge the gap between conventional shop-floor measurement and larger, fully automated inline inspection systems … read more
GeoDict Quantify Software Launched for Micro-CT and FIB-SEM Image Analysis
Math2Market GmbH has launched GeoDict Quantify, a focused software package for processing and quantitatively analyzing micro-CT, FIB-SEM, and other high-resolution 3D imaging data. The product brings established image-analysis capabilities to engineers, researchers, imaging laboratories, and industrial quality teams in a cost-effective package … read more
Foundrax Puts Automated Brinell Measurement in a Handheld Microscope
Foundrax Engineering Products, specialists in Brinell hardness testing since 1948, have launched the BRINtronic-RIVO, a completely self-contained version of their BRINtronic automatic Brinell microscope. RIVO builds the camera, illumination, image processing and touch screen display into a single stainless steel microscope weighing under 1kg. There is nothing to plug in … read more