Precise and highly flexible in-line 3D metrology for your scanning task

We assure your product quality and process efficiency with custom system solutions

In-line scanning systems are increasingly becoming an integral part of digital manufacturing in smart factories. They detect process errors and quality defects timed and automated. They enable closed-loop quality control and thus zero-defect products and efficient manufacturing. The good automation capability and the rapid, noncontact operation of optical scanning and inspection system make them particularly attractive for use in manufacturing and integration directly in processes or machines.

We develop custom solutions for optical scanning and inspection systems. Our customers come from all manufacturing sectors. Our flexible in-line-3D scanning systems enable you to prevent product defects, eliminate time-consuming and expensive reworking and save resources. Integrated directly in a production line or machine, the technology monitors manufacturing steps and sensitive processes crucial to quality continuously and precisely timed. In this way, we help you automate and digitalize quality control processes.

Our OptoInspect3D technology tool kit is the basis for this. The technology tool kit makes it possible to implement innovative and highly flexible state-of-the-art system solutions efficiently.

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In-line geometric quality inspection, e.g., for rolled steel sections.

Our industrial 3D metrology services

  • Development of highly flexible in-line system solutions for quality inspection and process control contracted by clients
  • Development of methods, tools and licensable software libraries for metrological applications
  • Consulting on the use of optical metrology and development of designs of system solutions

Applications and typical uses of 3D metrology

Our OptoInspect3D scanning technology can be used in any industry and is suitable for assorted process control and quality inspection tasks, such as

  • dimensional inspection of geometric tolerances for dimension, shape and position,
  • position and location recognition,
  • surface inspection and
  • assembly and completeness verification.

Current uses of optical 3D scanning technology in all phases of manufacturing

A selection of our 3D metrology systems and solutions, which we would be glad to implement similarly for you – customized for your specific use case:

Inspect metal stock and work-in-process

Quality inspection in metal stock manufacturing and for complex work-in-process

We enable you to 3D scan simple metal stock, such as sheet metal, strip metal, sections, tubes or bars, and complex work-in-process highly precisely.

 

Surface profile measurement

Thickness profilometry for extruded and flat-rolled products

 

Geometry inspection of sections

Inline quality inspection of straightness, torsion and dimensional tolerance

Inspect finished parts

Final product inspection

OptoInspect 3D fully scans and evaluates the geometric quality and dimensional tolerance of finished products, such as car rims, train wheelsets or large aircraft and vehicle assemblies.

 

Geometry inspection of automotive wheels

In-line inspection of dimension, shape and position tolerances

 

Geometry inspection of train wheelsets

Industrial metrology for maintenance, manufacturing and remanufacturing