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News Release from: Metris | Subject: Metris Focus Inspection 9.0
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 18 February 2008
Software automates point cloud
inspection
Point cloud inspection software offers advanced performance, an intuitive user-interface, and standard macro functionality to automate the entire inspection process.
Metris has released Metris Focus Inspection 9.0, said to be today's reference for point cloud inspection The software offers 'stunning' performance, an intuitive user-interface, and standard macro functionality to automate the entire inspection process, said Metris
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 17 Jun 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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Focus Inspection is the right choice for fast and accurate 3D inspection of large point cloud data, typically acquired through CMMs or handheld scanners, or resulting from Computer Tomography (CT) systems.
Developed in cooperation with leading automotive and industrial manufacturers, Focus Inspection 9.0 provides a most complete set of feature detection and part-to-CAD inspection algorithms, said Metris to manufacturingtalk.com.
To respond to the growing need to process ever larger data sets, the software now supports point clouds exceeding 100 million points, more than sufficient to analyze complete car panels or other large objects.
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The software embeds geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD and T) for qualitative feature specification of nominal data and inspection results.
Colour-coded results and pass/fail annotations immediately highlight out-of-tolerance inspection criteria including form, orientation and location.
Focus Inspection 9.0 supports GD and T-specific report templates in any popular format, or exports inspection data to statistical process control (SPC) software.
* Inspection platform - designed as a process-centric inspection platform, Focus Inspection 9.0 guides 3D scan data processing following an easy, user-definable workflow.
The software offers a completely new GUI, which guarantees straightforward operation by design and production staff as well as shop floor technicians.
In addition, Focus Inspection 9.0 has impressive automation functionality as standard, said Metris.
The automation of repetitive inspection workflows requires no programming skills, as literally every action can be recorded and replayed.
In this way, user interaction is minimized and results become operator-independent, ultimately improving the quality of your process.
The versatility and completeness of Focus Inspection clearly set a new baseline for accurate and efficient comparison to CAD, feature inspection and dimensional analysis, said Metris to manufacturingtalk.
Fully integrated with Focus Scan, Focus Inspection 9.0 enables 3D inspection on a wide range of CMM brands.
Its rich functionality and ease of use also make Focus Inspection the ideal tool for in-depth analysis of scan data from handheld inspection systems.
* About Metris - Metris (Euronext - MTRS) designs, develops and markets a novel range of 3D hardware and software inspection systems servicing design and manufacturing industries.
The company's reliable and innovative metrology solutions cover the full range of measurement volumes required by automotive and aerospace customers, in both fixed and portable configurations and with optical and touch sensors.
Metris Headquarters are based in Leuven, Belgium, with additional production and development centers in Belgium, UK, Italy, US, China, India and Bulgaria.
Metris provides a worldwide network of sales and support offices located in Europe, Asia, and the USA. Request a free brochure from Metris ...
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