Measuring a wind turbine blade or an aircraft fuselage has never been a quick job. Manual inspection across large structures often means cherry pickers, multiple shifts, and heavy dependence on operator skill. Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division is targeting exactly that bottleneck.
The company has introduced laser-guided inspection solutions built around its Leica Absolute Tracker ATS800 — a system that scans from up to 40 metres away. Measurement firm ARGON integrated the tracker into a forklift-based station for semi-automated shop floor inspection, removing both the manual measurement process and the skill dependency that comes with it.
The industries in focus — aerospace, shipbuilding, wind energy — share a common challenge. Output targets are rising, but precision checks on safety-critical components create production bottlenecks that are hard to resolve with manual methods alone.
Hexagon’s approach removes the labour intensity around it, making high-precision inspection practical at production scale.
