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Digital acceleration
Digital measurement and virtual assembly techniques have speeded up pre-production geometry verification of the new Volvo XC60 crossover vehicle by a factor of 2.
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SPC vision
An SPC approach has eliminated a large number of measurement and inspection stages on the shopfloor, empowering operators to achieve consistently high standards.
Integrated Manufacturing
Integrated Manufacturing can deliver true Six Sigma through the integration of data and process control in real time, using the internet to track quality and automatically adjust manufacturing processes. By Kevin McGushion
A measurement breeze
Mobile optical coordinate measuring technology check mounting surfaces to ensures a smooth setup for offshore wind turbines
Airbus gets it together
A mobile 3D photogrammetric measurement system meets the challenge of manufacturing and assembly of aircraft sections at Airbus’ Hamburg and St. Nazaire plants.
The solution is out there
Laser scanning solves a common metrology problem of inconsistent measurement of a long radius with a small pan for an international component manufacturer.
A multisensor vision
Ultrafast microprocessors and advanced CAD-software have combined to bring vision and multi-sensor measurement into the mainstream of manufacturing. By Marc Stalker, Wilcox Associates, Hexagon Metrology.
Nanotechnologists for the 21st Century
NanoIink announces the NanoProfessor project for undergraduate education in nanotechnology - the first curriculum-led product to deliver trained nanotechnologists for the 21st Century
Inspection opens doors
An in-line 3D vision system provides automatic classification of door facings based on moulding design and surface texture.
In the News
- NIKON CORPORATION bid to acquire Metris
- Sharp decline in German machine tool production in 2009
- Aerospace - biggest Metris CMM ever
- Hexagon Metrology unveil a new product line - Standard Gage.
- Foundation degree in metrology launched
- The most advanced space simulation chamber in the Southern Hemisphere
- Editor's comment
- Ford surpasses Honda in quality and ties with Toyota - GQRS survey
- China shoots up Global Innovation Index
- Turkish agreement
Round the world on a bike!
QMT is sponsoring James Bowthorpe in GlobeCycle, his attempt to break the record for fastest circumnavigation of the world by bicycle.
James is taking on this massive challenge to raise funds for a groundbreaking Parkinson’s Disease research charity called What’s Driving Parkinson’s?, based at Kings College London.
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Latest products
- Replaces portable arm CMMs?
- Improved observation and imaging of wafers
- Digital laser scanner for automated welding
- 153 metre measuring range scanner
- Integrates into workflow
- Modular CMM for maximum flexibility
- Create new inspections in minutes
- I++ simulator aids CMM programming
- Ten new models
- Falcon takes flight
New applications
- Visualization of manufacturing variation on the perceived quality of a new product
- Oscar for scanners
- Five-axis CMM measurement technology turbocharges throughput
- Getting a handle on inspection
- Process tracker drives production optimization
- Messtechnik Wetzlar wins MTU Aero Engines competition for blisk measurement improvement
- Nadcap approval for composites testing
- 2 cargo door seals reverse engineering provides accurate manufacturing drawings
- Web-based streamlining of shopfloor processes deliver improved visibility and improved documentation
- Metrotomography measuring technology enables perfect fit of dental prosthetics
