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Need an Inspection Expert? Here’s… InspectionXpert for SolidWorks

Started by Josh M · 9 months ago

Right when you thought the product inspectors were coming after you with rude and ambiguous looks of disapproval, a company out of North Carolina rises from the ashes of poorly documented drawing sheets and reveals the most beneficial tool a tightly toleranced engineering company could ask f ... Continue reading »

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  • aldean

    9 months ago

    This would be sweet if you could link it into a Faro arm or something like that ala PowerInspect or Qualify - bur i guess that's a whole different ball game.. but its nice.. looks useful..
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  • jncope

    9 months ago

    Hey Al,

    Thanks for the kind words. We definitely considered your idea initially.

    When we looked into it, we determined that software that integrates with measuring arms are slick but also very expensive. You are looking at usually upwards of $20k for the software and another $100k for the measuring device. You can find lower quality scanning software for a little less but you still have the problem with the measuring arm. The softwares also take a fair amount of training to learn and implement which adds additional cost for the end user and further delays deployment.

    It was a tough decision but we decided to focus on companies that wanted simple,easy to use software to automate their inspection process but without breaking the bank. Users are typically creating their own inspection forms with our software in about an hour. We have to constantly reevaluate the decision though as market conditions change so we will definitely keep it in mind.

    Jeff
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  • aldean

    9 months ago

    Oh, absolutely - that inspection market is due for a change at some point, but I guess you have to question where the costs can be stripped out of it.. the measuring arms (I do like the simpler devices like the Faro Gauge) are damn costly, but with the tolerances and accuracy, I guess they have to be.. Titanium and Carbon Fibre don't come cheap these days.. but what you have is a fantastic bit of kit.. maybe you should talk to Josh about having him review it for us.. ;)
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  • Devon T. Sowell

    9 months ago

    That looks good.

    Devon
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  • jncope

    9 months ago

    Wow! Thanks for the write-up Josh! You need to do a post on creating YouTube videos because that seems like an art unto itself : )
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  • Josh M

    9 months ago

    No problem Jeff! The video is good. Youtube just sucks for good resolution stuff it seems. have you tried Vimeo? You can upload HD quality video screen capture there, full-size I believe. Check out Al's comment. Plans to integrate with a Faro Arm?
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