‘METROLOGY BREW’ News Bulletin – October 10th

October 10, 2022October 17, 2022 Keith Mills Publishing Editor

Read a quick summary of metrology and smart manufacturing news from the past 7 days.

ZEISS Industrial Quality Solutions has expanded its range of optical 3D measuring machines with the new model series ZEISS ScanBox Series 5. In the new series, the proven technological concept of automated ZEISS ScanBox systems is complemented by attractive improvements such as an optimized robot … read more

Mercedes-Benz Open Digital Factory Campus

Mercedes-Benz AG has opened its Mercedes-Benz Digital Factory Campus (MBDFC) marking the transformation of its Berlin-Marienfelde site into a centre for digitalization in automotive production. With a series of state-of-the-art pilot lines and test cells, the campus is now a hub for global Mercedes-Benz … read more

Automated Inspection Protocol for ADAS Systems

To realize its consummate visions of the smart factory, Hyundai Motor Group has established Hyundai Motor Group Innovation Center in Singapore (HMGICs). Singapore is an innovation mecca of Southeast Asia and a home to some of the world’s leading global companies, universities, and research institutes … read more

Artec 3D Launches Metrology Kit Optical Measuring System

Artec 3D, developer and manufacturer of professional 3D hardware and software, has announced the release of the Artec Metrology Kit, a 3D optical coordinate measuring system for high-precision inspection – unlocking deformation analysis and enabling greater accuracy for measuring objects and areas of all sizes … read more

Smart Laser Profiler With Integrated 3D Image Processing Launched

Vision Components has launched its new OEM laser profiler, VC picoSmart 3D, with integrated processors for 3D profile data analysis and further image processing tasks. The integrated VC picoSmart is the world’s smallest embedded vision system … read more

Fully Integrated Compact Line Scanner Offers High-Speed and High-Resolution

Teledyne DALSA has announced the introduction of AxCIS, a new family of high-speed and high-resolution fully integrated line scan imaging modules. These easy-to-use Contact Image Sensors (CIS) combine sensors, lenses, and lights all-in-one, offering a lower cost inspection system for many demanding machine vision applications … read more

40Hz 3D Sensor Scans at 163 million Points Per Second

SmartRay GmbH, a leading manufacturer of cutting-edge 3D sensors for demanding, high-precision automated inspection, has launched the ECCO X 25 3D sensor, the latest in its ECCO fsensors. Offering 4,096 points of resolution and a scan rate of up to 40 kHz … read more

Optomotive Unveils High Speed Smart Sensor Series

Optomotive, manufacturer of cutting-edge, high-performance cameras and 3D smart sensors has announced the introduction of two brand-new product series at the VISION 2022 exhibition in Stuttgart. Following the great interest in the prototype the company disclosed during VISION last year Optomotive announced it would present the completely … read more

Deloitte Acquires Enhance Cutting Edge AI and Science-Based Capabilities Company

Deloitte has announced that it has acquired the business of SFL Scientific, a leading, award-winning artificial intelligence (AI) strategy and data science consulting firm. This acquisition underscores Deloitte’s commitment to investing in the capabilities that public and private sector clients need to transform their businesses for future success … read more

Accenture Collaborates to Develop ‘Factory of the Future’ Using AI, Cloud, Edge and Digital Twins

Accenture is working with Mars, the global leader in confectionary, food, and pet care products and services, to transform and modernize its global manufacturing operations with artificial intelligence (AI), cloud, edge technology and digital twins. Accenture and Mars have been trialing digital twins … read more

Automated Plant Inspections Become ‘A Walk In The Park’

ANYbotics has announced that it has opened the commercial availability of its ANYmal X inspection solution. ANYmal X provides industry-wide access to scalable robotic inspection solutions in Oil & Gas and Chemicals. ANYmal X is stated as the only Ex-certified legged robot … read more

Calibration Phantom Enhances Measurement Positions for Industrial CT

Waygate Technologies has introduces the Ruby|plate 240 calibration phantom for industrial computed tomography (CT). Ruby|plate 240 is available for the Waygate Phoenix V|tome|x C450 CT scanner and is designed to speed up and simplify precision metrology for the inspection of high absorbing and large parts … read more

New Enersight Software Platform Enables Streamlined Microscope Inspection

Leica Microsystems, a leader in microscopy and instrumentation, has launched Enersight, an intuitive new software platform for microscope inspection and quality control. The software is designed to simplify and streamline the entire inspection and documentation … read more

Brunson Issues Pink SMR Target Holders To Honor Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Every two minutes a woman is diagnosed with breast cancer in the United States, and 1 in 8 U.S. women will develop breast cancer in her lifetime, according to the National Breast Cancer Foundation. The worldwide numbers are no less staggering: more than 685,000 deaths attributed to breast cancer in the most recent year … read more

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