API Services offers in house and on-site 3D laser scanning. We have the ability, utilizing a multitude of laser scanning instruments that best fit your application, to reverse engineer your part, mold, tooling gauge or model. Our API Axxis 7 arm equipped with a Kreon laser scanner easily jumps locations around this Boeing 737 model [...]
Quick turnaround has rapidly become a staple in decision making when companies seek out service providers. A major downfall with this is the results may come back skewed or inaccurate. As a precision measurement service company, API Services constantly strives to provide the most cost and time efficient solutions for our customers. We put this to the [...]
It is a paradox of manufacturing that objects requiring the most complex and precise three-dimensional (3D) measurements often offer the least freedom of movement, making it difficult to obtain such readings. Cockpit equipment, filling systems, aircraft parts and railroad cars are all such examples of objects that require very precise measurements in their construction but also have large [...]
Tracking the future Very rarely is a research area as dependent on 3D measurement technology in the setup of its major experiments as fusion plasma physics. When one realizes how highly complex these systems are, and how deeply industrial portable 3D laser metrology measurement technology, and in particular the mobile variants – highly-developed laser trackers, [...]
The video about shows you how to do a four point QVC (Quick Volumetric Calibration). The purpose of the four point QVC is to tighten your encoder angles and ensure that the front and backsight measurements are within tolerance. Once your tracker is warmed up please open your TrackerCal software that is provided on the [...]
API turns 25 this year and API’s 25th Anniversary Global Conference and Workshop, rather than look back at how far we’ve come, we’d like you to join leading builders and thinkers to discuss what the next 25 years will bring in metrology, quality assurance, and productivity advances. You are invited to API’s 25th Anniversary 2013 Global Conference & [...]
America is abundant with historical sites and landmarks. Some well known and others that are not as mainstream, but each important in understanding and remembering the history of America. We certainly think one of the best ways to commemorate the journey to this point is 3D scanning American History and landmarks. The Sydney Opera House [...]
CMSC 2012 is right around the corner, next week to be exact (July 16-20). API Services will be sharing a booth with Automated Precision Incorporated (Booth #100/101). This year’s theme at CMSC 2012 is the “Complete Laser Tracker Package”, which builds upon last year’s: worldwide debut of the Radian™ . The highlight of this year is [...]
There has been much debate in the metrology world whether or not it’s better to buy or to rent a laser tracker. API Services’ has the answers. Here are the top 10 reasons why you should rent an API laser tracker: API Services’ Calibration Team will provide professionally certified calibration prior to each rental, which [...]
One of the many issues we face today as a leader in the metrology service industry is the ability to provide a safe, quality product all while remaining cost efficient for our customer base. Over the past decade, a typical measurement survey would consist of an API laser tracking system, an engineer to conduct the [...]
