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  Automotive Design and Styling

  Styling reflects the personality of the driver. Design work to arrive at the rough vehicle shape occurs in a virtual environment, whereas clay models or rapid pr...

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  Pilot Plant Metrology

  In the pilot plant, vehicle assembly is verified to avoid quality problems during series production of a new car type. In particular for sheet metal parts, the s...

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  Flush and Gap Inspection

  Gap and flush inspection between assembled automotive doors and bodies is a critical factor in modeling a car’s aerodynamic performance and, in turn, determine i...

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  Die and Mould Applications

  Tool Metal stamping, casting and plastic injection molding are popular production methods for molds and dies. Physical phenomena like part shrinkage and spring b...

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  Assembly Plant Setup

  Once a production line has been set up, manufacturers need to inspect selected samples to monitor wear or setup deviations, or have to verify every individual as...

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  Sheet Metal Inspection

  Stamping and bending allows sheet metal to be produced according to any desired freeform shape. The shape of the mating surfaces is important to obtain a good fi...

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  Powertrain Components

  Machined surfaces of engine and transmission components face tight dimensional and form tolerances. The best way to measure cylinder head flatness and bore cylin...

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  Automotive Components Inspection

  A headlight, a suspension part, a wheel rim, a bumper or a plastic air filter box; every automotive component has its own dimensional specifications. Quick inspe...

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  Full Vehicle Inspection

  Horizontal LK CMMs from Nikon Metrology can be set up easily for dimensional inspection at the end of the production line. Equipped with the XC65D Cross Scanner,...

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  Surface Analysis

  Surface analysis, or surface metrology, is a vast field covering the analysis of textures and the measurement of features such as the waviness, roughness, and ro...

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  Streamlining vehicle pre-production

  A research project targeting the automotive industry aimed at streamlining vehicle pre-production phases by simplifying the geometric body verification process....

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  Aftermarkets

  Aftermarket companies stay competitive when they are flexible in dealing with ever-changing product designs. Designers adding non-factory parts, accessories and...