Inspection reports using scanning and probing enable you to verify the accuracy of manufactured components to allow for complex analysis and increased workflows. We offer a range of inspection reporting, from basic reports to bespoke reporting tailored to your exact requirements.

A basic inspection report is based upon importing your CAD file and selecting a number of points for measurement, determined by the complexity of the measuring required. With the CAD file imported and the select points programmed, our onsite CMM will go directly to the points selected and touch probe the part to take a reading and in turn generate measurements accurate to within 2 microns, enabling you to establish tolerance levels with incomparable accuracy.

Standard laser scanning reports provide a global comparison of the actual physical part against its nominal CAD model. Once a part has scanned, the scan data (point clouds) is transferred into Nikon Focus software and perfectly aligned with the nominal CAD file, a process that requires a lot of concentration and skill if the results are to be reliable and accurate. With data aligned, we can now perform a global comparison to any tolerance, identifying areas which are within, over or above tolerance, in turn identifying flaws and errors.

A detailed laser scanning inspection report shows measurements taken from a 2D drawing with tolerances and then compared to actual scan data measurements. As with a standard report, the results are then presented in a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet with tolerance (GREEN)/ over tolerance (RED) and under tolerance (BLUE) identified.

Thanks to our advanced laser scanning capabilities, we are also able to create bespoke reports tailored to your exact requirements. These high-level reports are typically used for industries that require exact accuracy with no room for error, such as aerospace, automotive, medical and nuclear. Through taking specific tolerances for each dimension, we are able to provide a report for multiple samples in a Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GDT) format presented in Microsoft Excel, Word or PDF form.

We want you to be happy with the services that we provide and we believe in building working relationships with our customers, involving them in the available options and processes throughout each project.

Here are some of the things to consider about using laser scanning for your project:

Laser Scanning uses a camera to see the laser line on the part being captured and this has a field of view just like any camera. The surfaces which you wish to capture must be in the line of sight of the camera so deep internal cavities wouldn't be captured, but we can often overcome this by taking silicone replicas using MIcroset material and assemblying the scans together in post processing.

As our laser scanners are a light source the materials of parts which you want to digitise must be opaque. If you have any items which are transparent such as glass and plastics we are able to uses advanced scanning sprays which will provide a fully opaque white layer for scanning to take place before evaporating without any harm to the object.

Laser Scanning can only capture external faces of an object so if you need to see inside complex assemblies without destruction, find and analyise porosity in castings then we can offer CT Scanning services for these applications.

Our state of the art metrology equipment here in Sheffield is setup to work with millimetre small parts to van sized objects. We are unable to offer any large scale industry scanning of buildings, bridges, etc at this current time.

What we need from you for inspection reporting varies only slightly depending upon which type of inspection report you require. Generally, we will need:

-The part for analysis.

-General tolerance or specific tolerance to each dimension.