(Sandvik: Stockholm) -- Sandvik has signed an agreement to acquire Verisurf Software Inc., a U.S.-based 3D metrology software solutions provider. Verisurf will complement and enhance Sandvik’s position in industrial metrology and strengthen the combined digital manufacturing offering to small and midsize manufacturers (SMEs). The company will be reported as a separate business unit within Sandvik’s manufacturing and machining business area.

Verisurf is principally active in the North American market. The company serves a diverse customer base of about 1,500 companies—SMEs as well as larger customers—with exposure in segments such as aerospace and defense. Verisurf offers modular-based, easy-to-use software solutions for quality inspection, assembly guidance, and reverse engineering that are built on the Mastercam Design (CAD) platform.

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