Automated inspection and gauging systems can help companies to improve overall product quality and grow their business while reducing manufacturing costs, helping them to become more competitive in this difficult business climate. Whether they are producing automotive, medical, consumer, or virtually any other product, all companies have some type of quality inspection or gauging as part of their production process. Some companies specify that their production line operators are responsible for verifying product quality. Other companies utilize quality technicians offline to manually gauge or visually check smaller audit groups of products to verify critical dimensions, the presence of features, or to look for defects. As machine vision inspection cameras and laser-gauging sensors have become more cost effective, many companies are implementing automated inspection and gauging systems in their facilities. These systems can be as simple as standalone cameras or sensors integrated into existing machinery, or as specialized as custom-designed and built turnkey automated inspection machines. No matter what type of system is ultimately selected, automated inspection and gauging offers companies many benefits over the older manual processes and they can help companies to compete more effectively for new business.

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