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The 0.3 mm rule: how to tell if your parts need an optical CMM or a bridge CMM 

The 0.3 mm rule: how to tell if your parts need an optical CMM or a bridge CMM 
Six questions to answer before...
5 min read Strategy
Made and measured – the ball at the centre of the action 

Made and measured – the ball at the centre of the action 
Right now, billions of people...
6 min read Insights
Hexagon leads the charge this World Metrology Month

Hexagon leads the charge this World Metrology Month
Every May, the global measurement...
4 min read Insights
5 signs you need to upgrade your CMM 

5 signs you need to upgrade your CMM 
Your coordinate measuring machine (CMM) has...
3 min read Strategy
A landmark moment for Benelux Manufacturing: Heycop becomes the first MAESTRO CMM customer in the region

A landmark moment for Benelux Manufacturing: Heycop becomes the first MAESTRO CMM customer in the region
The contract, signed at Technishow...
2 min read Strategy
Understanding and Improving the Effectiveness of Your CMMs

Understanding and Improving the Effectiveness of Your CMMs
When it comes to making...
2 min read Insights
Understanding Coordinate Measuring Machines (CMMs)

Understanding Coordinate Measuring Machines (CMMs)
The CMM, or Coordinate Measuring Machine has become a vital tool in metrology and measurement. Here we...
7 min read Insights
World Metrology Day: Measurement for all times and all people

World Metrology Day: Measurement for all times and all people
Paris, 20 May, 1875, representatives from 17 countries signed an historic agreement, the Convention of the Metre....
4 min read Deep dive
Accuracy vs precision – what is the difference?

Accuracy vs precision – what is the difference?
Accuracy vs precision, what are the key differences? A measurement can be accurate without being precise, or...
4 min read Insights
A day in the life of a Hexagon service engineer

A day in the life of a Hexagon service engineer
Here’s a riddle: what’s portable when it’s stationary and stationary when it’s portable? Answer at the end...
6 min read Deep dive
A day in the life of an applications engineer

A day in the life of an applications engineer
When you ask a Hexagon applications engineer to describe their role, you’ll never get the same answer...
4 min read Deep dive
World Metrology Day 2021: measurement and health

World Metrology Day 2021: measurement and health
This year’s theme for World Metrology Day is “measurement for health”. The aim is to “create awareness of the...
3 min read Deep dive
CMM monitoring: 5 ways to save time and increase measuring confidence

CMM monitoring: 5 ways to save time and increase measuring confidence
Data is the driving force behind smarter, more productive manufacturing systems, but not all data is equal....
3 min read How-to
Ask the experts: trials and calibrations

Ask the experts: trials and calibrations
A coordinate measuring machine (CMM) running at optimum performance is essential for reliable and productive manufacturing operations....
3 min read How-to
5 reasons to upgrade your CMM

5 reasons to upgrade your CMM
As you read this, somewhere in some quality lab there is a coordinate measuring machine (CMM) still...
3 min read Deep dive
A seamless coordinate measuring machine (CMM) installation

A seamless coordinate measuring machine (CMM) installation
A coordinate measuring machine (CMM) is a key investment for manufacturers, essential to the accuracy of quality...
3 min read How-to

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