The focus of attention for Peterborough-based Measurement Solutions Ltd (www.measurement-solutions.co.uk) will be portable metrology and automated quality control (AQC) using industrial robots (Hall 19 Stand 22).

Indeed, MACH will provide the launch-pad for two new business divisions, each dedicated to applications in the quality control sector.

The Portable Metrology Division, which focuses on hand-held measuring systems, will be showing the latest Creaform measurement and scanning systems.

These include the MetraScan 3D, which can scan parts from 300mm up to 10m in size and can deal with any material or surface — including castings, sheet metal, composites, machined surfaces and plastics.

Also on show will be the HandyScan 3D hand-held 3-D scanner for metrology applications.

Application specialists from MSL’s Portable Metrology Division will be on hand to provide live demonstrations on real parts using these technologies.

MSL’s new Metrology Integration Division is dedicated to providing metrology solutions based on AQC applications, irrespective of whether the requirement is for a traditional CNC CMM or an in-process industrial robot.

Using the latest Metrolog X4 i-Robot software as the common software platform, any robot and scanning device can be combined to create a high-speed 3-D scanning solution.

With off-line programming and simulation available, plus PLC integration featuring device interfaces to directly drive and control the robot and measuring equipment, the team can offer an ‘all-in-one’ measuring solution for AQC.

MSL will also be showing an automated robot cell with a 3-D scanner, fully programmed and directly operated through Metrolog X4 i-Robot, while the Metrology Integration Division will show how Metrolog X4 can be equally applied to traditional CMMs and a range of portable measuring devices, allowing the use of a single software platform across multiple measuring technologies (from portable arms to CMMs, to AQC industrial robots).