A solution combining the Ajile DepthScan 3D Imager with PolyWorks inspection software uses robot positioning to capture features from multiple viewing angles, then measures the resulting point cloud against CAD models and engineering drawings.

T3DMC assessed TBI’s need for faster tooling and component validation, portable measurement and more efficient reporting. Drawing on its experience of industrial scanning and inspection applications, the team recommended combining the NimbleTrack Gen2 E wireless 3D scanner and probe with PolyWorks to connect shop-floor data capture with CAD comparison and shareable inspection results.

Designed for inline use within production, and based on Discom’s HBK OrbitSync technology, the system runs before the bearings are installed in a gearbox or E Drive. Tapered roller bearings are used to carry combined radial and axial loads in electric drives, multi-speed gearboxes and high-speed motors.

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.

In heavy fabrication environments, quality inspection often involves large welded structures with multiple features that must be checked against engineering requirements. Accessing the correct reference information, verifying structural details, and documenting findings consistently can become especially challenging when inspection is performed directly in the welding or production area.

Metallic, highly reflective surfaces are among the most challenging objects to inspect in machine vision applications. Reflections obscure details, defects often only become apparent from certain angles, and the quality of manual visual inspections varies throughout the working day.

MAFO Systemtechnik AG, a specialist in contract manufacturing and integrated production processes, has introduced Visometry’s Twyn augmented reality (AR) solution for visual quality inspection. The technology enables employees to compare physical components directly with their CAD data, helping the company reduce inspection times, identify more deviations and simplify quality documentation.

Quality and inspection specialists on the production floor apply Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) for new parts, which includes evaluating manufacturing capabilities, identifying and managing potential risks, and ensuring control over critical product features.

The company invested in a bridge-type Altera C 15.9.7 CMM from LK Metrology, together with the supplier’s CAMIO 2026 software. The quality department at DWS uses the CMM to verify dimensional accuracy before components proceed to production or spares are dispatched to customers, providing confidence that every component conforms to specification.

Highly dynamic X-ray technology reveals what happens inside large battery cells in fractions of a second under load – accelerating the development of safer next-generation cells for the European automotive industry.

Conmed Labmet, based in Mexico, is developing a new generation of automated dimensional inspection systems designed to address one of the most persistent challenges facing automotive and other high-volume manufacturers: the rapid measurement of large components.

Siemens Energy is advancing its digital transformation in quality assurance by integrating SuPAR, an Augmented Reality (AR)-based inspection solution, into selected visual inspection and quality control processes.