Industrial Insights

FreeProbe 2 and FreeProbe 2 Pro add tracked contact measurement to compatible FreeScan Trak systems for bores, slots, datums, and other features a surface scan may not fully capture. This guide explains how to assign scan and probe tasks, qualify the measurement chain, and decide when another method is safer.

AutoScan Inspec2 automates multi-angle capture for compact parts, but a published accuracy does not establish inspection capability by itself. This guide shows quality teams how to evaluate fit, fixtures, surfaces, traceability, sampling, and validation before using scan data for acceptance decisions.

Injection-molded parts can pass point checks and still carry warpage, datum shifts, or local surface errors. This guide explains how to qualify an OptimScan Q12 workflow for repeatable full-field inspection without confusing scanner accuracy with process capability.

Inspecting a large casting before machining can reveal stock shortages, datum shifts, and distortion before costly spindle time is committed. This guide explains how to plan a FreeScan Trak ProW workflow around machining decisions, volumetric accuracy, traceability, and the limits of surface scanning.

Stamping dies are difficult to inspect when the measurement plan depends on moving heavy tooling or working around cables. This guide shows how FreeScan UE Pro2 can support wireless scan-to-CAD comparison while keeping safety, datums, uncertainty, and release decisions under engineering control.

FreeScan Omni can move scan-to-inspect work closer to the part, but a handheld scanner does not make an AS9102 first article inspection complete by itself. This guide shows aerospace suppliers how to qualify the workflow, control measurement evidence, and preserve customer and regulatory requirements.

A weldment error found after hours of CNC cutting is no longer a fabrication problem it is a schedule, spindle-capacity, and margin problem. This guide explains how FreeScan Trio can support pre-machining verification while preserving datum control, traceability boundaries, and final-inspection discipline.

Heavy-equipment repairs stall when worn geometry, missing CAD, and field access turn one measurement job into repeated site visits. See how FreeScan Trak Nova supports large-scale wear mapping, scan-to-CAD reconstruction, machining preparation, and documented repair decisions.