Set up by Dick Turpin, who still serves as Chairman, UK based ITP Group has worked with some of the premier names in UK industry and has sold over 3,000 machines in 30 countries. As the UK’s leading producer of styling studio equipment and large coordinate measuring machines, ITP Group can count industry giants from McLaren and Aston Martin to British Nuclear Fuels and CEMEX among its customers. Internationally, the business has supplied its machines to numerous high-profile motorcycle manufacturers, including Royal Enfield, and recently equipped their new styling studio. ITP’s machines have also been instrumental in helping Beijing Space Corporation to launch their communications satellites.

Nikon Metrology announced recently that ASF Metrology intends to acquire Nikon Metrology’s coordinate measuring machines (CMM) business. The closing of the transaction is expected to take place in about 2 months.

• Nikon Metrology intends to focus on non-contact metrology.
• Nikon Metrology intends to focus on non-contact metrology.
• ASF Metrology intends to grow the coordinate measuring machines (CMM) business in the global automotive, aerospace and manufacturing industries.
• All employees mainly dedicated to the CMM business are part of the transaction.• Closing of the transaction is to be expected in 2 months.

Leuven, February 8th 2018. Nikon Metrology announced today that ASF Metrology intends to acquire Nikon Metrology’s coordinate measuring machines (CMM) business. The closing of the transaction is expected to take place in about 2 months.

Nikon Metrology’s CMM activities, with offices in Belgium, France, Germany, the UK and the USA, represent approx. 25 % of the total Nikon Metrology worldwide consolidated turnover. Coordinate measuring machines (CMM) are used in sectors where accurate dimensions and quality control are crucial, such as aerospace, automotive and medical implants. 

Universal CMM is a software-only solution that enables seamless communication between Verisurf AUTOMATE and popular CMM and head controllers. Just click on the CAD features you want included in your AUTO inspect plan and run your CMM.

You no longer need to tolerate the outdated metrology software that came with your CMM. Now, Universal CMM lets you run Verisurf on common brands of motorized CMMs from the world’s leading manufacturers. This means you don’t have to maintain different metrology software for each proprietary CMM or endure reduced productivity because the one person who knows how to use the proprietary software is unavailable.

CMM Quarterly Publications announces the newest version of The CMM Handbook. This version, version 6, has added an expanded GD&T section, a complete section on Profile, and more in-depth articles on CMM methodology.

Now take your CMM knowledge to a higher level with The CMM Handbook and accompanying videos. With expanded explanations and examples, this book will add to your knowledge of how the CMM is calculating your measured results. 

This book is not a training manual on a specific software but an educational resource.

The CMM Handbook Version 6