Looking to save time and be more productive? Below are a few functional commands in SpatialAnalyzer^® (SA) that are extremely helpful, but often overlooked.

VMT GmbH, a survey technology company, was founded in 1994 to supply a wide range of custom solutions, services, and surveying systems to the tunneling industry. Headquartered in Germany, VMT undertakes tunneling projects all over the world, including current projects in the UK, China, Hong Kong, and Australia. One of their major products that is used worldwide is a specific system that guides tunnel boring machines in segment-lined and pipe-jacked tunnels.

To ensure that SA users are getting the most out of SA and have an opportunity to participate in regularly scheduled training, the NRK Metrology Institute now offers an expanded schedule of SA training courses. This will include for the first time a multitude of classes around the US, as well as opportunities in Europe and Asia. Realizing that it isn’t always easy for everyone to travel to NRK headquarters in Williamsburg, VA, the goal is to give users the opportunity to attend a class closer to home.

Electroimpact adopted SpatialAnalyzer® (SA) seven years ago because they liked its analytical capabilities. Most notably, SA’s sophisticated uncertainty analysis tools and the flexibility it offers in bundling instruments and networks appealed to the engineers of Electroimpact. Today they use many of SA’s analytical tools to model complex uncertainty interactions and prepare for measuring needs before they are on a customer’s site. They also use SA to model and present different metrology solutions, which allows them to predict measurement performance and validate recommended solutions during the proposal process.

SA Remote is the official iOS app that allows real-time viewing of 3-DOF and 6-DOF spatial data from SpatialAnalyzer® (SA) and allows remote control of the SA Laser Tracker interface. Available for free download at the Apple App Store, SA Remote can run on your iPhone®, iPod® touch, or iPad®. Here at New River Kinematics, we’ve found that an iPod touch makes the perfect SA Laser Tracker remote control.

New River Kinematics will exhibit SpatialAnalyzer® (SA) this year at Control for the fifth consecutive year.

In order for proton therapy centers to deliver effective treatment that leads to better patient outcomes, their proton therapy equipment must be accurately installed. What is the key to accurate installation? High accuracy metrology.

The use of composite parts is integral to the future of aerospace manufacturing in order to build lighter, more efficient planes. While the operating costs of airplanes constructed of composite parts are lower, the manufacturing costs of such airplanes are typically higher. Composites—lightweight, strong, and durable—are more expensive than steel and aluminum, and metrology-assisted assembly is critical to making the manufacturing process cost effective.  As composite parts become more extensively used, the role of metrology is becoming more widely recognized as a value-added component.

Perceptron provides automated metrology systems around the world to manufacturers of complex assembled products for in-process and near-line dimensional inspection. Perceptron sells automated robotic metrology systems primarily to major automobile manufacturers and suppliers. In early 2010, Perceptron adopted SpatialAnalyzer® (SA), specifically the SA Machine product, to cost effectively calibrate and compensate industrial robots to achieve the repeatability and accuracy necessary for inspection operations.