Today’s challenges in the turbine industry to meet the ever growing requirement to manufacture parts faster, on schedule, and at reduced costs, have made it apparent to industry experts that traditional inspection methods are too slow and inadequate to achieve the required results. With the increasing complexity of air foils, nozzles, and impellers, simple methods of inspection are no longer acceptable. To overcome these challenges, casting and forging companies are now turning to digital inspection using automation. Until recently the accuracy demand within the power generation industry precluded the use of such data collection devices. Now, with the release of the ATOS II and ATOS III measurement systems, both the accuracy and automation needs have been addressed.

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