MSP solutions help Quickstep halves part set up time The combination of MSP’s NC-Checker and NC-PerfectPart software with Renishaw’s leading probing technology, is delivering significant cost and time-savings for Quickstep Technologies’ composite manufacturing processes. Quickstep Technologies provides solutions to…
Third Dimension wins regional EEF innovation award Third Dimension, a leading supplier of handheld precision measurement solutions has celebrated success as the South regional winner of the Business Growth & Strategy Award. Neal Agar and Ellie O’Hare…
Four-dimensional CT in the laboratory has potential for manufacturing Researchers at the Henry Moseley X-ray Imaging Facility at the University of Manchester are using Nikon Metrology's programmable Inspect-X software. It’s being used to develop bespoke computed tomography (CT) solutions…
Find out more about Third Dimension's GapGun metrology system Composites in Manufacturing magazine (www.composites.media) spoke to Aidan Hill from Third Dimension about its Gapgun handheld metrology system at the Advanced Engineering Show.
Rotary table saves aerospace manufacturer 40% in inspection time RPI UK has supplied Wenzel’s Bulgarian distributer with a QuadSlimLine rotary table. RPI, located in Bath, is a developer and manufacturer of precision positioning devices for high accuracy rotary and…
Hexagon announces new flagship measuring arm The Absolute Arm range of portable measuring arms undergoes its biggest modernisation in a decade. Eight years after the launch of the first Romer Absolute Arm, Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division…
MSP look towards future growth with new strategic appointments Manufacturing software solutions company, metrology software products (MSP) has expanded its leadership team with two important appointments, which are part of an ongoing expansion strategy. Marianne Whitfield joins MSP, who…
Intelligent manufacturing for industry 4.0 Paul Maxted, director of industrial metrology applications at global engineering technologies company, Renishaw discusses how intelligent manufacturing is benefiting the metalcutting industry. Joseph Whitworth, a leading Victorian tool maker who…
The measure of a world-class partnership Based on a heritage site where Edwin Beard Budding invented the lawnmower in 1830 and the adjustable spanner in 1842, Impcross is a manufacturer that continues this tradition: branding its…
ASF to acquire CMM business from Nikon Metrology Nikon Metrology has announced ASF Metrology intends to acquire Nikon Metrology’s coordinate measuring machines (CMM) business. The closing of the transaction is expected to take place in approximately 2 months.…
Hexagon releases PC-DMIS 2017 R2 Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence has launched PC-DMIS 2017 R2, the latest edition of the measurement software. This is the second of two major releases scheduled for PC-DMIS in 2017, with continued…
Measurement comes full circle As Mahr Federal’s director of precision gauges, George Schuetz explains, circular geometry gauging means more than just roundness. Roundness is far from the only circular geometry specification that machinists…
Data collection for wireless is going wireless As Mahr Federal’s director of precision gauges, George Schuetz explains, just as mobile phones and wireless computer peripherals have become common, wireless technology is now moving out onto the shopfloor.…
The advantages of materials testing on the move John Cove, marketing manager of measurement and metrology expert, Starrett, explains the advantages of using handheld devices for quality inspection and force measurement testing. Force measurement is an essential…
Hexagon delivers laser trackers for Airbus Leading metrology and manufacturing solution specialist Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence has announced a new step in its longstanding partnership with Airbus. 30 of the newly released Leica Absolute Tracker AT403 systems…
Force measurement in the palm of your hand Measurement and metrology specialist, Starrett, has introduced handheld force measurement to its product line up. The new DFC and DFG Series Digital Force Controllers will enable quality control managers across…
Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence launches new integration solution Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence has launched the I/O Flow Manager all-in-one software and hardware package solution, which enables manufacturers to integrate a coordinate measuring machine (CMM) into a production cell with…
Advanced Manufacturing Show measures up The Advanced Manufacturing Show, at the NEC from 6-8 June 2017, is set to showcase world-leading metrology companies. The show features all aspects of advanced manufacturing technology – from machine…
Third Dimension launches two metrology solutions at Control 2017 Third Dimension, supplier of precision metrology solutions, will be launching two new products at this year’s Control – the international trade fair for quality assurance. The first is Vectro; a…
Apodius delivers dedicated carbon-fibre analysis for Romer Absolute Arm Metrology and manufacturing solution specialist Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence has launched its Composite Inspection System for the Romer Absolute Arm with Integrated Scanner (SI). Based on new Apodius 3D technology, this…
Bumper benefits on offer in new Hexagon promotion Free access to a selection of online training courses is just one of the new benefits available to holders of Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence’s PC-DMIS software maintenance agreements. Customers are now…
Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence releases PC-DMIS 2017 R1 Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence has launched PC-DMIS 2017 R1, the latest edition of the company’s popular measurement software. ‘R1’ is short for ‘Release 1’ as there are two major releases scheduled…
Software standardisation makes inspection easy There was a time when the metrology tool of choice was the traditional granite-based CMM, and for many organisations that is still the case. However, there are now many other…
Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence retains Gold Standard Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence has been honoured for its people management with an award held only by 14,000 organisations across the world. The measurement solutions provider has retained its Investors in…
