(Hexagon: Stockholm) -- Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division has introduced its fully automated PRESTO XL inspection cell, tailored to inspecting large aerospace components. It’s the latest addition to a modular series of turnkey systems that can be deployed into manufacturing lines globally in 16 weeks.

The aerospace industry is under immense pressure to increase output, with demand pushing global aircraft production to increase by 20% per year from now until 2027. Airbus A320 production alone is planned to ramp up from 48 aircraft per month in 2023 to 75 aircraft per month by 2026. This surge is happening while the industry is still grappling with a significant skills shortage, exacerbated by early retirements during the Covid-19 pandemic and a struggle to attract young engineers.

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