Case study

Truculent tool: 3D scanning prevents production downtimes at Lometec In the past, measurement service provider Lometec had ‘merely’ conducted some workpiece first-sampling for one of its customers, a well-known medium-sized plastics processor. But when an urgently needed, brand-new tool suddenly failed, the metrologists moved out on a special mission: Delivering overnight service, they digitalized the…

Quality Control at Automotive Supplier GEDIA Using Optical 3D Metrology Systems Location/ company: Attendorn, Germany Measuring System: ATOS, ATOS ScanBox GOM software: ATOS Professional, GOM Inspect Professional, GOM Inspect Company’s field of work: Automotive The automotive supplier GEDIA is taking a new approach to quality control: The company is replacing measuring technology based on tactile…

Additive manufacturing is not only useful as a production method for end-use parts, but also as a complement to other manufacturing methods in the machine shop. Industrial 3D printers produce high- strength parts tough enough to withstand manufacturing floor environments, where printed parts are put to use as tools, jigs, and fixtures. This spotlight series…

P&C Automotive: Efficient Production Thanks to Optical 3D Measuring Technology Location/company: Italy GOM system: ATOS Triple Scan GOM software: ATOS Professional, GOM Inspect Professional, GOM Inspect Company’s field of work: sheet metal forming Why P&C Automotive choose to use 3D metrology in sheet metal production? P&C Automotive, a European group of companies in the sheet metal…

PWO: Faster to Finished Sheet Metal Forming Tools with Optical Metrology Company‘s place of business: Oberkirch GOM system: ATOS Triple Scan GOM software: GOM Inspect Professional Sector: Toolmaking PWO PWO is one of the world‘s leading developers and manufacturers of sophisticated metal components and systems in the field of lightweight construction for automotive safety and…