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Published: Tuesday, February 22, 2011 - 09:34 (Hexagon Metrology: Cobham, United Kingdom) -- Hexagon Metrology, the world’s largest metrology group, has significantly enhanced its capabilities by entering into a commercial cooperation with GE Measurement & Control Solutions. This collaboration will see the first computed tomography system introduced into Hexagon Metrology’s key industry segments within the next few months. Hexagon Metrology is part of the Hexagon AB Group, and includes leading metrology brands such as Brown & Sharpe, Leica Geosystems, and Leitz. It boasts a comprehensive, globally installed base of coordinate measuring machines (CMMs), portable measuring systems, and hand-held instruments, as well as tens of thousands of metrology software licenses. As Norbert Hanke, president of Hexagon Metrology, explains, “It has always been our strategy to offer the most comprehensive portfolio of metrology solutions. We consider the cooperation with GE as the next logical step in this philosophy.” GE sees the collaboration as a marriage of its expertise as a technology leader in industrial and health-care computed tomography with Hexagon Metrology’s strong presence in a wide range of industrial sectors, metrology know-how, and market-leading software. “With its global sales network and its metrology application expertise, we believe that Hexagon Metrology will greatly help to boost the use of computed tomography in industrial metrology,” says Juan Mario Gomez, general manager of radiography at GE’s Measurement & Control Solutions business. Measurement & Control Solutions is part of GE Energy Services and is a leading innovator of advanced, sensor-based measurement, nondestructive testing and inspection, and condition monitoring. GE Measurement & Control Solutions delivers accuracy, productivity, and safety to a wide range of industries, including oil and gas, power generation, aerospace, transportation, and health care. It has more than 40 facilities in 25 countries. For further information, visit www.ge-mcs.com Quality Digest does not charge readers for its content. We believe that industry news is important for you to do your job, and Quality Digest supports businesses of all types. However, someone has to pay for this content. And that’s where advertising comes in. Most people consider ads a nuisance, but they do serve a useful function besides allowing media companies to stay afloat. They keep you aware of new products and services relevant to your industry. All ads in Quality Digest apply directly to products and services that most of our readers need. You won’t see automobile or health supplement ads. So please consider turning off your ad blocker for our site. Thanks, Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence helps industrial manufacturers develop the disruptive technologies of today and the life-changing products of tomorrow. As a leading metrology and manufacturing solution specialist, our expertise in sensing, thinking and acting – the collection, analysis and active use of measurement data – gives our customers the confidence to increase production speed and accelerate productivity while enhancing product quality. Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence is part of Hexagon, a leading global provider of information technologies that drive quality and productivity across geospatial and industrial enterprise applications. Hexagon Metrology Enters Into Cooperation Agreement With GE
Signifies substantial commercial benefit in industrial computed tomography
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