High-accuracy optical measurement systems are essential for easy and reliable inspection of aircraft components, ships, and wind turbines. With this Metrology Kit, users can obtain more precise datasets and confidently perform inspection in use cases where requirements on repeatability are high. This can be at almost any production step – even when the part itself is in motion. For example, UK, German, and Japanese defense organizations use the Metrology Kit for deformation analysis on the main and sub panel systems of large satellite antennas tilted at various angles.

Available in two versions, Professional and Entry, the Metrology Kit offers an easy-to-use and versatile photogrammetry solution with metrology-grade precision and high-end accuracy for inspection and reverse engineering.

The Kit can operate as a standalone optical measurement solution, or as a referencing tool for 3D scanning over distance. The whole kit is portable, provides high-precision measurements in under 15 minutes.

The Kit is both DaaKS and VDI certified and provides point-based accuracy (RMS) up to 0.002 mm + 0.005 mm/m and length measurement accuracy up to 0.015 mm + 0.015 mm/m.

It includes a camera with resolution of up to 30.3 megapixels and a 28-mm wide-angle lens, measurement targets, adapters, scale bars, and a plugin, giving users the entire photogrammetry workflow right inside Artec Studio. The kit is also compatible with industry-leading inspection software solutions like Geomagic Control X, PolyWorks, and more.

In addition to aerospace applications, the kit suits automotive and off-shore markets. For quality control in automotive manufacturing processes, for example, the Kit analyzed the position of welding studs on every fourth chassis in a major car manufacturing production line in Germany, and the results were then used to program the welding robot. Additionally, as part of tests and research for autonomous driving, the kit helped determine the positions of sensors on a car body and correctly place them within the car’s coordinate system.

The Metrology Kit is also for analyzing the geometrical changes of storage tanks, vehicle components, or design prototypes. It can analyze the deformation characteristics of materials under different environmental conditions such as high temperatures and humidity where short measuring time is crucial.

An ISO-certified German offshore and maritime engineering company surveys and inspects flanges on offshore sites in the North Sea and Baltic Sea. The short measuring time, easy workflow, and dynamic referencing make the Metrology Kit a good solution for such high-accuracy applications in unstable conditions. The company measures the flatness and inclination of large flange faces, drill hole diameters, and inner and outer diameters. The full measurement process is carried out within 60 minutes.

The Metrology Kit produces a point cloud with high volumetric accuracy that can be used as a reference for 3D scanning results over distance, particularly when capturing large objects or areas with an Artec 3D scanner. Ensuring minimal error accumulation, the kit allows users of Artec Leo or Artec Eva to increase volumetric accuracy by up to 14X.

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