Quality Vision International acquires ShapeGrabber

ROCHESTER, New York – Quality Vision International (QVI), the world’s largest vision metrology company, has acquired ShapeGrabber Incorporated, a manufacturer of automated 3D scanners for industrial applications. With the acquisition, QVI adds another technology to its portfolio of dimensional inspection systems for manufacturing quality control, while ShapeGrabber gains access to new markets and customers for its 3D laser scanners.

QVI designs and builds a complete line of dimensional measuring machines that combine optical, laser, and contact sensors into easy to use systems. More than 50,000 QVI systems are used by manufacturers in over 75 countries around the world to measure and inspect their products for quality and process control.

“We’re very excited to be joining the QVI team. As a member of the QVI family, we will be able to advance the performance and capabilities of our products by leveraging QVI’s engineering and manufacturing expertise. We will also be able to extend the reach of our scanners through QVI's global sales and support network of metrology experts,” said Pierre Aubrey, president of ShapeGrabber (Ottawa, Canada).

Companies such as Toyota, Northrop Grumman, Johnson & Johnson, HP and Toshiba use ShapeGrabber 3D inspection systems. These 3D laser scanners are particularly valuable for measuring and inspecting complex-shaped parts that are otherwise too time consuming, costly, or difficult to measure. The scanners are used for quality control in automotive, aerospace, medical and other industrial markets to help manufacturers reduce defects, rapidly conduct first-article inspections, troubleshoot fit problems, and provide documented proof that components meet design specifications.

“ShapeGrabber satisfies a need among our customers for fast, easy-to-use industrial 3D scanners that can measure complex shapes effectively. It extends the speed and versatility of products we offer to our customers worldwide,” said R. Stephen Flynn, president of the Optical Gaging Products (OGP) division of QVI.

In Southeast Asia, OGP's leading family of SmartScope instruments was introduced in Southeast Asia to solve customers' daily measurement problems through Optical Gaging Singapore.