‘METROLOGY BREW’ News Bulletin – 5th May

May 5, 2025

Summary of metrology and smart manufacturing news from the past 7 days.

Sensing The Future of Manufacturing Quality Control

The future of manufacturing is not just automated—it’s perceptive. In the rapidly evolving landscape of Industry 4.0 and its emerging successor, Industry 5.0, smart factories are leaning heavily on data-driven intelligence to optimize operations, enhance quality, and drive innovation. At the heart of this transformation … read more

PolyWorks 2025 Delivers End-to-End Digital Thread

InnovMetric, the independent software development company that empowers manufacturers of every size to digitally transform their 3D measurement processes, has announced the launch of PolyWorks 2025. This new major release of the PolyWorks enterprise solution delivers a digital thread framework that defines, streamlines, and supports the flow of dimensional inspection information ... read more

Transforming Automotive Quality Assurance with Artificial Intelligence

Can artificial intelligence (AI) make quality control in vehicle production more efficient, faster and more reliable? A software solution developed at BMW Group Plant Regensburg as part of the ‘GenAI4Q’ pilot project is making this a reality. At its core is an AI that delivers tailored inspection recommendations … read more

New Challenge Aims to Validate In-Situ Monitoring for Metal AM

In a bold step toward advancing quality control in metal additive manufacturing (AM), a new technology challenge is inviting companies to showcase their most mature in-situ monitoring and data analytics solutions. The ‘ASTRO-InSPIRE-ASTM Actionable In-Situ Awareness Challenge’ aims to spotlight commercially viable innovations that enable real-time quality assurance in industrial metal 3D printing … read more

New OptimScan Q12 Delivers Fast, Flexible, and Accurate 3D Inspection

SHINING 3D has introduced the OptimScan Q12, a new high-precision 3D scanner designed to meet increasing demands for fast, accurate, and automated inspection across manufacturing and quality control applications. Compact and versatile, the system combines high-resolution imaging, flexible scanning ranges, and seamless automation capabilities … read more

Sandvik Launches New Metrology Business Unit With Metrologic Group – DCS Merger

The Sandvik Group has announced that Metrologic Group, leading provider of measurement software and analysis, and Dimensional Control Systems (DCS), supplier of tolerance analysis software to industry, have merged to form a new Business Unit. The synergies between DCS and Metrologic Group are particularly strong in the fields of dimensional control, variation analysis and quality management … read more

Intelligent Sensor Technology For Quality Assurance

At this year’s Control, the international trade fair for quality assurance, the Fraunhofer Institute for Nondestructive Testing IZFP is presenting a demonstrator that can visualize properties and defects in steel components. This is part of the public research project “Visualization of properties and defects in steel components using intelligent magneto-optical sensor technology … read more

Developing Smart and Compact Sensors with Edge-AI

A newly launched interdisciplinary research project involving universities of Brandenburg and research institutions is developing new technological approaches for better and more effective integration of artificial intelligence at the edges of IT networks, so-called ‘edges’. These developments could be of great importance in the future … read more

Shining 3D Launched Metrology Sub-Brand

SHINING 3D has officially introduced its new high-end measurement sub-brand, SHINING 3D Metrology, marking a focused expansion of its 3D vision technology portfolio. The company, with 20 years of experience in 3D scanning, aims to address growing demand for adaptable and production-integrated inspection tools … read more

Control Exhibition 2025 Preview #4

The 37th edition of Control, the world’s leading trade fair for quality assuranceis, set to take place from May 6–9, 2025, at Messe Stuttgart, Germany. This flagship event will bring together over 900 exhibitors from around the world to present the latest innovations in metrology, materials testing, analytical instrumentation, sensor … read more

Partners Deliver World’s Fastest Automated Bin Picking Solution

Fizyr, providing capable vision AI; Cognibotics, an innovator in robotics technology; and Zivid, a provider of industrial 3D cameras, have unveiled what is claimed as the world’s fastest automated bin picking solution. The Cognibotics HKM1800, with the market’s longest reach and fastest bin-to-bin pick and place capabilities … read more

Cutting-Edge Optical Metrology Deliver Sub-Nanometer Measurements

Visitors to CONTROL 2025 can expect to see cutting-edge optical metrology in action as Zygo showcases its some of its range of 3D optical profilers, including the ZeGage Pro and the NewView 9000. Zygo is renowned for pushing the boundaries of non-contact surface measurement … read more

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GelSight Modulus Redefines Mobile Metrology For Tight Spaces With Swappable Precision
July 16, 2025
GelSight has introduced the new GelSight Modulus system to further expand the boundaries of tactile sensing and usher in the next generation of mobile, micron-scale measurement. Modulus brings an entirely new concept to the mobile metrology and Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) space with its swappable lens and camera concept.
Measurement Software Now Compatible with Renishaw’s Dual-Method Shop Floor Inspection Gauge
July 16, 2025
Metrologic Group has announced full compatibility between its measurement software suite and Renishaw’s newly launched Equator X-500 system.
Survey Reveals Misalignment Between Technology Investment and Workforce Readiness
July 16, 2025
Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division in the Americas has announced new data that reveals a concerning reality: outdated perceptions of manufacturing, uncertainty, workforce shortages and technology gaps are threatening long-term growth, even as the manufacturing industry continues to modernize.
FARO Shareholders Overwhelmingly Approve Proposed Merger with AMETEK
July 16, 2025
FARO Technologies has announced that at the Company’s Special Meeting of Shareholders FARO shareholders approved the previously announced acquisition of the Company by AMETEK, Inc.
Clarios To Launch U.S. Manufacturing Technology & Training Center
July 16, 2025
Clarios, a global leader in advanced energy storage solutions, has announced plans to establish a best-in-class Manufacturing Technology & Training Center in the United States. This new facility supports the $600 million earmarked for investment in state-of-the-art manufacturing.
Photoneo’s PhoXi Gen3 Sets New Benchmark for 3D Vision in Automated Quality Control
July 15, 2025
Photoneo, part of Zebra Technologies and a leader in high-resolution 3D vision systems, has announced the launch of its PhoXi 3D Scanner Gen3.
New LK Sensor Adds Surface Roughness Inspection to CMM Workflow
July 15, 2025
LK Metrology has announced the introduction of a surface roughnesssensor. The SURFACER SRP is a plug-and-play probe having a resolution of one micron for seamlessly analysing the surface roughness of a component as part of a CNC measuring cycle on any CMM, provided it has an industry-standard Renishaw probe head.
TRUMPF Divests Metal AM Division In Strategic Refocus
July 15, 2025
TRUMPF, a global leader in industrial laser and machine tool technology, has announced the divestiture of its metal additive manufacturing (AM) business to Lenbach Equity Opportunities III Fund (LEO III).
Metron3D Delivers Sub-Nanometre 3D Metrology In-Line
July 15, 2025
Infinitesima has announced that SK hynix, a full stack artificial intelligence memory provider, has adopted the Metron3D 300mm in-line wafer metrology system and released it for use in volume production.
U.S. Manufacturing Technology Orders Slow in May While Preserving Year-Over-Year Gains
July 15, 2025
New orders of metalworking machinery, measured by the U.S. Manufacturing Technology Orders Report published by The Association For Manufacturing Technology (AMT), totaled $392.7 million in May 2025.