“Being able to easily work with multiple data types while still making the product feel clean and cohesive rather than like separate modules that have been stitched together is no easy feat,” said Dave Calkins, software architect at Hexagon MI. In bringing this ambitious new product to market, Hexagon MI had to reckon with several key challenges. “The product was also designed to be compatible with nearly any vendor’s hardware, so that customers can use Inspire regardless of what type of probes or scanning equipment they utilize and what kind of data they’re pulling in.” “The goal with Inspire was to create a very user friendly and intuitive product that anyone could figure out how to use without having to do a multi-hour training,” said O’Neal. The difference between Inspire and Spatial Analyzer extends to Inspire’s overall user experience. It's meant to handle something as small as a consumer electronic or as big as a space shuttle.”

“Inspire, on the other hand, is a more generalized piece of software. “Spatial Analyzer specializes in large part inspection – things like an aircraft, or a power plant, or a naval vessel,” said O’Neal. Given its multi-decade presence in the market, Hexagon offers several different metrology solutions, including its original measurement product – Spatial Analyzer – as well as a newer product, Inspire. “That’s the promise of effective metrology.”

“If you can capture real-world quality data for measurement, positioning and inspection, you can gain actionable insights to make manufacturing processes smarter,” said Dave O’Neal, Product Manager at Hexagon MI.

Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division – one of the major units within the company – provides solutions that use data from design and engineering, production, and metrology to make manufacturing smarter. With approximately 22,000 employees across 50 countries, Hexagon is a global leader in sensor, software, and autonomous solutions.

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