‘METROLOGY BREW’ News Bulletin – 22nd June
Summary of metrology and smart manufacturing news from the past 7 days.
Portable Inspection Adapts to Smart Manufacturing
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 … read more
Visometry Expands Mobile AR Quality Inspection Capabilities
Twyn has become a go-to mobile AR-based inspection system for quality professionals. Visometry is releasing Twyn 2.6, adding a range of features that make component inspection and project preparation faster, easier, and more flexible. These include multimedia document links for more informed inspection decisions, new inspection point types … read more
AT Sensors Advances Inline Metrology with Ultra-High-Resolution C7 XCS 3070
A human hair is about 70 micrometers thick, while a red blood cell, at 7 micrometers, is just one-tenth that size. And it is precisely for this high-precision range, where details roughly the size of red blood cells need to be measured, that AT Sensors developed the new C7 XCS 3070 3D laser profile sensor. It boasts an X-axis resolution of 7.8 micrometers … read more
Total System Latency: The Unspoken Constraint of Cloud-Based Inspection
When evaluating an AI visual inspection system, most engineers focus on detection accuracy, camera resolution, and throughput. The deployment architecture question, whether inference runs at the edge or in the cloud, often gets treated as a secondary decision. It should not. Where your AI model runs determines whether your inspection can function … read more
Measurement Excellence Requires More Than Measurement Technology
A manufacturer can invest in the most advanced metrology equipment, quality management systems, and inspection automation technology. But if no one understands the measurement workflows, calibration governance requirements, data ownership structures, or how quality functions connect to production, supply chain, and customer requirements, it underperforms … read more
COREX ONE Brings Industrial CT Inspection Directly to the Production Floor
Industrial computed tomography (CT) has long been regarded as one of the most powerful inspection technologies available to manufacturers. Its ability to reveal internal structures, measure hidden features, detect porosity, and verify critical dimensions without cutting or destroying a part has made it an indispensable tool in quality labs … read more
Schneider Electric Sets a New Benchmark for AI-Driven Inspection
For decades, Cognex and Schneider Electric have partnered to advance machine vision in industrial manufacturing. But as production demands intensified and workforce challenges grow, Schneider Electric recognized that traditional inspection systems were no longer enough. Schneider Electric set out to solve a pressing challenge … read more
Laser Triangulation Sensors Measure Metal Wheel Rims Thickness
In the production of metal wheels using the flow-forming process, it is necessary to check the thickness distribution on the round body after each deformation step. This helps to comply with the target dimensions, ensuring high product quality and cost-effectiveness. For this measurement task, the manufacturer uses laser triangulation sensors from Micro-Epsilon … read more
Machine Vision Advances Automated Label Inspection and Identification
Goods-in operations in industry are under increasing pressure. Countless components from a wide range of manufacturers arrive with constantly changing label layouts, multilingual markings and ever shorter throughput times. What could once be managed manually has now become a bottleneck. Damaged barcodes or reflective packaging further increase effort … read more
Reverse Engineering and 3D Scanning Drive Industrial Design Improvements
For years, industrial metrology was primarily associated with inspection and quality control. Today, however, it is increasingly becoming a driver of engineering innovation—particularly in applications where geometry is complex, operating conditions are harsh, and manufacturing variability presents significant challenges. A compelling example comes from 3DWORX … read more
Vision-Enabled Robot Programming – Closing the Loop from CAD to Factory Floor
Inbolt, the robot intelligence company that turns digital twins into live robot control, is launching two new capabilities that complete the company’s AI vision model for robot guidance – Inbolt Robot Programming and expanded Inbolt Robot Control. Inbolt covers the full path from virtual commissioning to adaptive robot motion control, for stationary and moving-line … read more
Cognex OneVision Adoption Ramps as Manufacturers Scale AI Vision Globally
Cognex Corporation has announced the general availability of OneVision, its collaborative AI vision development environment designed to simplify and scale AI-powered inspection across manufacturing operations. Since its beta launch more than 100 customers worldwide have used OneVision to accelerate AI-powered vision development and deployment, with many progressing … read more
