HSB has a fleet of 25 steam locomotives, 10 diesel railcars, 12 diesel locomotives and over 100 passenger coaches. Every year, over 1.1 million passengers are transported through the impressive landscape of the Harz Mountains on the 140.4 km long route network.

Zebra Technologies has announced that Polytag, a leading provider of advanced QR code and UV tag and trace solutions for circular economies, is using Zebra’s Aurora Vision Library to empower organisations to take actionable steps toward environmental accountability and circular economy goals.

MTD Micro Molding, a leader in manufacturing micro medical device components, has expanded its in-house metrology capabilities with the addition of a state-of-the-art optical 3D metrology system. This investment strengthens MTD’s ability to deliver faster, more precise, and fully traceable measurements for the world’s smallest and most complex medical device components.

By integrating a solution combining an ESPI Scanflash machine and Metrolog X4 software, the Swiss manufacturer has strengthened its quality control in production.

By moving to proactive control of their machine tools, Dowse Engineering has removed variability, cut downtime and enhanced efficiency. Precision engineering services firm, Dowse Engineering, has taken accuracy for its machine shop to the next level by introducing cutting-edge metrology tools from MSP onto three of its 5-axis CNC machine tools.

Flexxbotics, delivering digital solutions for robot-driven manufacturing at scale, has announced that Mach Medical, a medical device contract manufacturer transforming the orthopedic supply chain, has deployed Flexxbotics for advanced robotic machine tending with autonomous process control. Using Flexxbotics enables Mach Medical to further optimize the High Velocity Single-Piece Flow Manufacturing approach – delivering precision, speed, and compliance at scale.

Traditional 3D measuring systems and measuring arms were not sufficiently flexible to accommodate oversize dimensions. Furthermore, measurement speed was critical to avoid production bottlenecks. The company had particular concerns about 3D measurement quality as well as inaccurate data, which placed the success of projects at risk.

Listers, one of the UK’s largest manufacturers of windows and doors, has achieved significant productivity and sustainability improvements in its manufacturing operations following the adoption of machine monitoring technology from FourJaw Manufacturing Analytics.

Family-owned subcontract CNC machining company, Yorkshire Precision Engineering Ltd. (YPEL) has taken a significant step forward in its inspection capabilities with the investment in a new Baty SM350 shadowgraph with FT2E, supplied by Bowers Group.

Global industrial group, Leonardo, has experienced a remarkable leap in its production of complex carbon-fibre tiltrotor blades for one of its leading helicopter programmes after advanced CNC metrology solutions from MSP cut production time from 20 weeks to 3 days, an increase in productivity of over 4500%.

As part of its transition to Industry 4.0, DURA Automotive began modernizing its production processes to better meet the automotive market’s shift toward electric vehicles. In this context, OPUS ST, a specialist in dimensional metrology, took the initiative to integrate the MetroFactory automated 3D solution by partnering with Metrologic Group.