Creaform has announced the latest release of VXinspect, its dimensional inspection software for manufacturing companies that conduct first article inspection on the production line or shop floor.
Launched in parallel with MetraSCAN 3D optical CMM scanner and HandyPROBE Next arm-free portable CMM, VXinspect’s 3D inspection software upgrade ensures integration with Creaform’s hardware for end-to-end inspection. The HandySCAN 3D also integrates with VXinspect.
Some of VXinspect’s latest features include:
- Smart Control: With multi-function buttons on the MetraSCAN 3D and HandyPROBE Next, users can now directly interact with VXinspect.
- Optical automatic alignment: Optical alignment facilitates the setup and positioning of a part with Creaform’s C-Track optical tracker, available with both the HandyPROBE Next and MetraSCAN 3D.
- Easy color mapping: With single-click color mapping, VXinspect simplifies and accelerates the color-mapping process so that users can quickly identify faults and deviations on a part before production starts.
- Boundary inspection improvements: VXinspect features accuracy with respect to boundaries, supports sheet metal workflows.
VXinspect also offers users new alignment methods and other workflow enhancements.
About Creaform
Creaform develops, manufactures, and sells 3D portable measurement technologies and specializes in engineering services. The company offers innovative solutions, such as 3D scanning, reverse engineering, quality control, non-destructive testing, product development, and numerical simulation (FEA/CFD). Its products and services cater to a variety of industries, including automotive, aerospace, consumer products, heavy industries, healthcare, manufacturing, oil and gas, power generation, and research and education. With headquarters and manufacturing operations in Lévis, Québec, Creaform operates innovation centers in Lévis and Grenoble, France, and has direct sales operations in the United States, France, Germany, Brazil, China, Japan, India, Korea and Singapore.
Creaform is a unit of AMETEK Ultra Precision Technologies, a division of AMETEK Inc., a leading global manufacturer of electronic instruments and electromechanical devices, with annual sales of $4.0 billion.
For more information, please visit Creaform website.
