Measurement services
2D and 3D dimensional inspection services for your manufactured parts
Validate the precision of manufactured parts with 3D scanning. Enhance your quality control strategy by measuring or comparing part dimensions, geometric characteristics and surface form.
Review the dimensional quality of parts with part-to-part, part-to-CAD or single-part measurement inspection
We can bring inspection to your shop floor. Portable 3D scanning enables inspection on the shop floor, outside or in the press reducing manufacturing interruptions
3D scanning is perfect for measuring parts that are too big or impractical to measure with a CMM. Parts that cannot be extracted from a larger assembly can also be measured without the need to dis-assemble.
Powerful metrology
Delivering precision measurement
3D scanning can prove crucial for quality control, first article inspections, and evaluating damage or wear. Efficiently identify specification deviations by comparing physical parts to CAD designs or defined quality standards.
Varied reporting
From colour maps highlighting tolerance violations to 2D sectional measurements, we cover a board spectrum of inspection requirements
Full surface data
Surface deformation trends are difficult to visualise from a list of numbers generated by a CMM. We create colour maps that show deformation trends clearly
Jig & fixture validation
Ensure jigs and fixtures are set up correctly before measuring as leaving them un-validated may result in an unreliable measurement environment
Non-contact data capture
Contact measuring certain types of parts or assemblies such as thin foil diaphragms may deform during a contact measurement and report unreliable data
Spotting trends
3D Colour Maps
Visualise discrepancies graphically and accurately with a 3D colour map deviance analysis. Colour maps are generated when comparing scan data to a verified CAD model where different colours represent different levels of variance from the nominal target geometry.
By providing a clear, visual representation of discrepancies, this method identifies areas requiring adjustment or further inspection, making it an effective tool for quality control and ensuring parts conform to their intended design.
- Utilise and review full-surface data
- Visual representation of distortion trends
- Control allowed tolerance
- Perfect for complex or flowing forms
Specific characteristics
2D Section Measurement
Review 2D characteristics of your part or assembly quickly and accurately to verify the dimensions of surfaces or features.
2D sections can be used to compare scan data to CAD data and provide a measuremnt or a deviance colour plot. They can be used conjunction with engineering drawings to accurately inspect specific features the way they are dimensioned on the drawing including any datums.
- Compare scan to CAD sections
- Isolate individual features for inspection and/or comparison
- Colour plotting of deviation
- Thickness analysis
Review deviance
Scan-to-CAD Inspection
Comparing scanned parts to production CAD data enables engineering teams to understand how the manufacturing process and the parts produced deviate from the specification.
3D scanning captures the most complete version possible of a part. Something that a CMM cannot compete with.
- Compare scan data to production CAD
- Generate 3D/2D deviation colour plots
- Inspect and compare specific features
- Spot overall part trends
Process inspection
CAD Independent Analysis
Ensuring the precise and efficient measurement of parts is essential for effective part validation and approval.
A CAD model is not a requirement in a 3D scanning inspection. The dimensions, surface features, and other essential aspects of each part can be captured and examined to identify any deviations specified standards.
- Measure specific features and GD&T characteristics
- Part-to-part comparison
- Inspection against drawing tolerances
- First articles to high-volume production (1-100+ parts)
Part measurement support
Have a part, assembly or inspection task where CMM is not viable?
We use 3D scanning to bring reliable measurement to the part and generate powerful part insights for process validation.
