by API | Nov 2, 2020 | Education
3 Applications to Consider for 3D Laser Scanning As manufacturing deadlines grow tighter and their tolerances more demanding, 3D laser scanning has become one of the most sought-after quality control processes across all industries. The ability to capture hundreds of...
by API | Aug 12, 2020 | Education
7 Reasons to Calibrate Your Machine Tool Today Every industry, no matter the scale of their work, has industrial engineering projects that are rooted in Machine Tool production. CNCs, Lathes, Gantrys, and more are used everywhere from Aerospace to Automotive to Heavy...
by API | Jul 16, 2020 | Education
7 Reasons to Calibrate Your Laser Tracker Today Invented by API Founder and CEO, Dr. Kam Lau, in the 1980s, Laser Trackers have become one of the most important pieces of dimensional metrology equipment for the manufacturing world. Trackers can be used to confirm...
by API | Jun 22, 2020 | Education
3 Reasons to Calibrate Your CMM Today In the last 50 years, Coordinate Measuring Machines (CMM)s have become a fixture in machine tool shops and manufacturing plants around the world. Even with the advent of Laser Trackers and multi-axis Scanning Arms, CMMs have...
by API | Jun 9, 2020 | Education
7 Tools of Metrology Throughout History Metrology became an organized, scientific discipline in the 18th Century, revolving around clearly defined, standardized structures of units and ways to measure in the search of the most accurate measurements possible. But...
by API | May 18, 2020 | Education
For such a high-level field of study that is applied to the production and assembly of some of the most delicate and important manufacturing projects, Metrology is actually a very simple concept (although some might say deceptively so). Metrology is the science of...
