Vision inspection machines make it possible to measure the dimensions of complex, precisely fabricated items and materials such as automotive and aerospace components, printed circuit boards, microelectronic circuits and features that cannot be accessed by conventional contact type CMMs and gauges.

NPL has developed a new range of non-contact dimensional standards designed primarily to benefit industrial imaging systems and vision inspection machines.

These non-contact standards provide traceability to the SI unit of length, the Metre and can be measured with sub-micrometre accuracy. They can aid customers seeking formal accreditation, for example, to UKAS or ISO requirements.

Find out more about NPL's research in Dimensional Metrology

For more information contact: Mike McCarthy