Hexagon Metrology Qingdao to Sell PolyWorks

By DE Editors

Hexagon Metrology Qingdao, Inc. (Qingdao, China) signed an agreement to distribute the PolyWorks universal 3D metrology software platform from InnovMetric Software Inc. (Quebec City, QUE).

Under the agreement, Hexagon Metrology Qingdao will distribute PolyWorks software with its core brands: ROMER, Leica Geosystems, DEA, and Brown & Sharpe sold in Mainland China. PolyWorks will be sold with the ROMER laser probe equipped portable measuring arms, plus Leica Laser Trackers and Leica T-Scan 3D digitizing systems. Brown & Sharpe brand laser probe equipped Global bridge-type CMMs and DEA brand horizontal arm and gantry CMMs will also have a PolyWorks option available.

The hardware and software combination allows manufacturers to quickly digitize parts and use the resulting point cloud data to inspect, reverse-engineer and perform other computer-aided engineering tasks such as rapid prototyping and computational fluid dynamics. Manufacturers in automotive, aerospace, heavy equipment, and general engineering and manufacturing industries can benefit from this solution.

For details, contact InnovMetric Software Inc.

Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company's website.