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40 Years Later.
Still, Nothing
Beyond Measure.

1987 - 2027 Our 40th year celebration begins soon!

Equipment

Measurement & Calibration
Equipment

Dimensional measurement and manufacturing process optimization, from portable laser trackers to machine tool calibration.

Measurement

$All measurement

Flagship

API Laser Tracker Line

A portable CMM that comes to your shop floor. Measure large parts right where they’re built, with laser tracker accuracy over long distances.

Dynamic 9D LADAR

Non-contact automated scanning for robots and cells.

Dynamic 9D LADAR
$Explore Dynamic 9D LADAR

vProbe

Handheld wireless probe for hidden points and tight spots.

vProbe handheld probe
$Explore vProbe

iScan Series

Handheld 3D scanners: 3D, Lite, Magic and Track Scan.

iScan 3D scanner
$Explore iScan Series

Laser Tracker Targets

SMRs, Smart Track Sensor and Active Target.

Laser tracker targets (SMRs)
$Explore Laser Tracker Targets

Scanning and Inspection

Portable CMM arms and 3D laser scanners.

$Explore Scanning and Inspection

Not sure which system fits?

Tell us the part and the tolerance. We’ll help map the measurement path.

Calibration

$All calibration

Machine tool calibration

XD Laser

Measures all six machine tool error parameters in a single set-up.

XD Laser

Ballbar

Wireless machine tool checks, sampling at 1,000 Hz.

API wireless ballbar
$Explore Ballbar

SwivelCheck

Swivel-axis and rotary table calibration.

SwivelCheck
$Explore SwivelCheck

Robot Calibration

Real-time 6DoF measurement for more accurate robots.

Laser tracker calibrating a robot arm
$Explore Robot Calibration

SOLUTIONS BUILT AROUND YOUR CHALLENGE

What do you need
to solve?

Start with the result you need.
We’ll bring the technology and expertise.

Robotic automated measurement on an automotive production line

AUTOMATED MEASUREMENT

Bring measurement into the workflow.

Connect API measurement technology with robotics and production systems to build repeatable inspection into your process.

API measurement optics inside a machine tool during volumetric error compensation

MACHINE TOOL ACCURACY

Make accuracy part of the process.

Understand how your machine performs across its working volume. Connect calibration and error compensation to the parts you need to produce.

API laser tracker verifying a large manufactured part

PART INSPECTION & ALIGNMENT

Know where your part stands.

Verify critical dimensions, check alignment, and compare parts to design intent—from the first article through production.

API handheld probing system capturing complex physical geometry

REVERSE ENGINEERING

Turn the part you have into the data you need.

Capture physical geometry for digital modeling, legacy-part replacement, and design verification.

The right system. The right expertise.

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