Industrial metrology: inspect components, align machines

We check components, machines and plants for dimensional accuracy and compliance with standards. The focus is on form and position tolerances such as flatness, roundness, squareness and verticality.

In many industries, plants and components are exposed to extreme loads that can lead to wear or deformation. Regular inspections detect deviations early, before they cause damage or failure.

Our experience ranges from small single parts, flanges, burner hoods and engine housings to ship hulls and monopiles for offshore wind turbines.

Depending on the required accuracy, the result you need and the situation on site, we use a laser tracker, industrial total stations, close-range photogrammetry or 3D laser scanners. We often combine several methods, especially for large components or difficult conditions.

With our API Radian-Plus 50 laser tracker we capture form and position tolerances to a hundredth of a millimetre at distances of up to 80 metres. Close-range photogrammetry reaches sub-millimetre accuracy, industrial total stations measure to the millimetre even over long distances, and laser scanning reaches millimetre accuracy.

Before we start, we clarify with you which accuracy your task needs. This decides the method, the effort and the price.

We present the results in a clear way, for example as a measurement report with values such as diameter or roundness and as a graphic in which deviations are coloured by tolerance class. So you see at a glance where action is needed.

Yes. Repeated measurements let us analyse deformation and document changes over time, for example for heavily loaded plant parts or as part of structural monitoring.

Even small deviations in position or angle can lead to more wear, vibration, loss of performance and in the worst case to failure. Precise alignment keeps your plants running longer and better and helps to avoid expensive downtime and repairs.

Our experience ranges from small single parts and engine housings to ship hulls and monopiles for offshore wind turbines. We work in shipbuilding and aircraft construction, in mechanical and plant engineering, in the steel and chemical industries and for energy suppliers.

We capture form and position tolerances such as flatness, roundness, squareness and verticality. On request we compare the measured actual geometry directly with your CAD model (deviation analysis).

Reverse engineering is the way from a real object to a digital model, meaning the reconstruction of an existing component or object. We survey the object precisely and derive a CAD model from the data.

Reverse engineering is used whenever there is no design data, or no current design data, for an existing object. Typical reasons are replacement parts, conversions, modernisation or fitting new components to existing structures.

We capture objects of any size, from single components and machines to ship sections and buildings. Even large objects can be captured in fine detail with high precision.

First we survey the visible surfaces or structures of the object, for example by 3D laser scanning, and capture them with a large number of points. From this data we create a CAD model that is tailored exactly to how you will use it.

The accuracy depends on the method: laser scanning reaches millimetre accuracy, close-range photogrammetry sub-millimetre accuracy and our laser tracker a hundredth of a millimetre.

Yes. Our instruments are portable, and we measure in the factory, in the hall, on board and outdoors. For difficult conditions we choose a suitable method. We measure single parts as well as engine housings, ship hulls and monopiles for offshore wind turbines.

Yes. Our instruments are portable and travel with us. We plan the journey with you and include it in the quote. For clients in the Netherlands and western Germany, our Dersum office near the Dutch border is closer.

That depends on the task. You get a measurement report with the deviations from the nominal geometry, a graphical deviation analysis, a CAD model for further work or a complete 3D model. We document the results so that you can use them in your quality assurance.