METROLOGY BREW’ News Bulletin – June 27th
Read a quick summary of metrology and smart manufacturing news from the past 7 days.
Alliance Takes Smart Factory Automation To Next Level
ISRA VISION reflects positively on the corporate alliance with Perceptron and QUISS. Under the new joint slogan ‘ENVISIONING THE FUTURE,’ the companies are offering a unique and comprehensive portfolio of solutions for smart factory automation … read more
Factory of the Future Tested with 5G Network Slicing
Thanks to TIM and Ericsson’s deployment of a 5G network at Comau’s headquarters in Turin (Italy), three new applications have been launched to demonstrate the advantages of the new technology, and in particular those arising from the slicing functionality … read more
3D Laser Scanning To Digitalise All BMW Vehicle Manufacturing Plants
By early 2023, the BMW Group will have a digital scan of every one of its vehicle plants worldwide. In this way, the company is systematically merging the real and virtual worlds and tapping into the enormous potential for highly efficient planning … read more
‘Industrial Quality Solutions’ Signifies More than Just a Name Change for ZEISS
Carl Zeiss Industrial Metrology, LLC will change their legal name to Carl Zeiss Industrial Quality Solutions, LLC on July 1, 2022, to reflect the growth and development of the company. With the acquisition of several companies in recent years and the continued development of advanced technologies … read more
Ultra-Fast Next-Generation Leica BLK360 Laser Scanner Launched
Hexagon AB, a leader in digital reality solutions combining sensor, software and autonomous technologies, has announced the introduction of the all-new, next-generation Leica BLK360, which dramatically advances reality capture by delivering two of the most sought-after necessities: speed and efficiency … read more
Time to Close the Gap Between Quality 4.0 and Industry 4.0.?
Quality 4.0 must be a significant contributor to the Industry 4.0 revolution happening in manufacturing, however, right now there is a significant gap between the two. The risk for the quality industry not closing, or at least not tightening the gap … read more
Why LADAR Is Entering The World of Coordinate Metrology
As industries around the world work to make their process and products not only automated but autonomous, there has been an explosion in the use of Detection and Ranging systems over the last 20 years. Detection and Ranging systems date back to RADAR systems that were developed during World War … read more
New Inertial Modules Enable AI Training Inside Sensor
STMicroelectronics has introduced new inertial sensors that contain the intelligent sensor processing unit to power the onlife era: interacting with trained devices with intelligence moving from ‘on’ the edge to ‘in’ the edge. The ISM330ISN always-on 6-axis inertial measurement unit for movement and position sensing … read more
Gauging System Inspection Challenges Solved With 3D Printed Custom Stylus
A move to Renishaw’s Equator 300 automated gauging system gave Linex Manufacturing all the inspection speed and accuracy it needed. However, on a project implemented before the larger Renishaw Equator 500 was available in the market, bolt holes on the extremities of a workpiece lay just outside the gauge’s working … read more
MEMS Based 3D Camera For Industrial Measurement Applications Launching
Saccade Vision launched its Saccade-MD feature-based 3D camera for industrial measurement applications at the Automatica 2022 expo. Saccade-MD is a novel imaging solution that overcomes some key limitations present in traditional 2D and 3D imaging technologies. Saccade-MD is a feature-based static laser line scanner … read more
MSI-VIKING GAGE Acquires INSPEC
MSI-Viking Gage has announced the acquisition of Inspec, Inc., of Canton, Michigan. With the completion of the transaction Inspec is now a wholly owned subsidiary of MSI Viking. MSI Viking’s acquisition of Inspec advances its growing service and sales capabilities in the Midwest region … read more
CT Scanning Shines Light on Hidden Defects
ZKW Lighting Systems develops and manufactures innovative, high-quality automotive lighting systems. But new materials, complex designs and tight tolerances push conventional metrology to its limits. Two ZEISS METROTOM computer tomographs offer completely new possibilities … read more
Creaform Release Enhanced VXelements 3D Measurement Platform
Creaform has announced, at the dawn of its 20th anniversary, the launch of VXelements 10 – now boasting a new cloud licensing system, new 3D mesh and entity edition functionalities, multiple CAD imports, and compatibility of the MetraSCAN-R 3D scanners with collaborative robots. VXelements, now an integrated 3D measurement software … read more
Verisurf Software Announces Engine Builder Performance Package
Verisurf Software has announced the Verisurf Engine Builder Performance Package, a complete 3D measurement software, hardware, training, and support package for reverse engineering, designing, building, and verifying high-performance engines and components. The performance package is designed specifically for engine builders … read more