
TYPES OF METROLOGY: DIMENSIONAL, OPTICAL, AND MORE
In the realm of modern manufacturing, precision is paramount. Whether you’re a production engineer overseeing complex assemblies or a lab equipment supplier ensuring the accuracy of measurement tools, understanding the various types of metrology is essential. This comprehensive guide delves into the primary categories of metrology—dimensional, optical, and others—highlighting their principles, applications, advantages, and limitations.

Software Analyzes Fastening Data
In 1840, Jerome Increase Case started a small business in Rochester, WI, threshing his neighbors’ crops with horse-powered machines.

The Death of Tactile Quality Control
Not long ago, quality assurance in aerospace was a narrow, hands-on process. Inspectors would physically verify installations: feeling the torque on bolts, tracing defects to their origin, and leaving behind ink-smudged paperwork as evidence of accountability. It was tactile, deliberate, and sometimes slower—but it worked.

AI’s Double-Edged Sword: Security and Compliance in Manufacturing
More than half (55%) of organizations plan to adopt Generative AI for security this year, indicating a drastic increase in its use within sensitive business operations. Joining the surge in adoption is manufacturing, which is an industry adopting AI at a rapid pace. While AI undoubtedly creates an opportunity for greater efficiency, cost savings and precision, its rapid integration and orchestration exposes organizations to new security risks and regulatory challenges.

Hexagon Supercharges Design, Manufacturing Productivity with Geomagic Software Acquisition
Hexagon has completed the acquisition of Geomagic software business from 3D Systems Corporation, gaining market-leading technology that improves productivity for people that are acquiring, manipulating and reverse engineering 3D measurement data for use throughout the product lifecycle and computer-aided design (CAD) workflows.

The CMM Evolution To The Digital Factory
The manufacturing landscape is undergoing a radical transformation, driven by the advent of Industry 4.0 and the rise of smart factories. At the heart of this revolution lies the need for precise and reliable measurement, a role traditionally filled by Coordinate Measuring Machines (CMMs).

FreeScan Trak ProW: Expanding the Boundaries of Industrial 3D Tracking and Scanning Systems
SHINING 3D has redefined industrial 3D measurement with the FreeScan Trak ProW, a next-generation wireless 3D dynamic tracking and scanning system.

THE FUTURE OF MANUFACTURING: HOW INDUSTRIAL 3D PRINTING & ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING ARE TRANSFORMING HIGH-PRECISION INDUSTRIES
Industrial 3D printing and additive manufacturing (AM) are revolutionizing high-precision industries like aerospace, medical, and automotive manufacturing. With the ability to create complex geometries, lightweight components, and customized designs, AM is opening new possibilities in product development and production.

SCANTECH Partners with Innovmetric to Enhance 3D Solutions for Industrial Manufacturing
SCANTECH, a leading high-tech company specializing in the development, manufacturing, and sales of advanced 3D scanners, is excited to announce a new partnership with Innovmetric, a globally recognized software development firm in 3D measurement technology.