Better Inspection Software
Improves Quality Management
3D metrology software can leverage the capabilities of
measuring equipment in a myriad of ways.
Better quality starts with better measurement, and better
measurement often starts with a plethora of measurement
devices. Controlling these devices and then massaging the
data output into meaningful inspections takes software.
Inspection software continues to take on an increasingly
larger role early in the manufacturing process, starting
with connection, measurement, inspection and data
analysis. The latest releases of inspection software are
compressing the time-consuming tasks of connecting
BY LAWRENCE S. GOULD / Contributing Editor
to measurement devices, creating measurement plans
and presenting measurement data. Here's an example:
PolyWorks 2016, the latest release from InnovMetric
Software ( innovmetric.com ).
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PolyWorks is a 3D metrology software package that
supports any metrology device: portable and stationary
computer numerical control (CNC) coordinate measuring
PolyWorks 2016's
measurement sequence
editor lets operators use
drag-and-drop to change
the order of measurement
operations, control device
moves, trigger CMM-
specific operations, add
prompts and images,
and define conditional
operations.
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