Czech company Lukov Plast, a producer of injection moulded plastic parts, electronic components and electrical sub-assemblies for the automotive industry, has reported faster inspection cycles and feature measurements following the purchase of a Nikon Metrology LC15Dx laser scanner.

Quality assurance is vital in the production of accurate, patient-specific implants, endoprostheses and surgical guides. Consequently, Baltic Orthoservice in Kaunas, Lithuania uses a multi-sensor coordinate measuring machine (CMM) including a laser scanner in conjunction with a micro-CT (computed tomography) system, all supplied by Nikon Metrology.

A Nikon Metrology video measuring machine has improved quality control of PCBs at Stevenage Circuits Limited (SCL). The new Nikon iNEXIV VMA4540 is used virtually continuously for 2-D optical coordinate measurement of machined features and copper tracks. It underpins not only first article inspection of boards and printed reports for customers, but also process control in the drilling, etching and routing departments.

Lithuanian medical company, Ortho Baltic is the first manufacturer of patient-specific, temporomandibular joint endoprostheses in the Baltic States and one of only three in Europe. The implants replace loss or lack of functionality of jaw movement. To underpin their production, the firm invested in 2012 in Additive Manufacturing (AM) technology and recently acquired CT (Computed Tomography) inspection equipment from Nikon Metrology for quali...