Research & Education
Research & Education
En route to discoveries using measuring systems from Hexagon Metrology: technical and natural science universities and research institutes all over the world place their trust in the performance and service provided by Hexagon Metrology. As a research-intensive corporate group, Hexagon Metrology knows what counts: stability, reliability and the feeling of taking the next great step forward.



Cranfield University
High-precision inspection for the European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT).

The race is on for who will manufacture 1,000 mirrors for the European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT). Cranfield University in the UK has begun work on producing seven of the mirror segments for ‘the world’s biggest eye on the sky’ with the aid of high accuracy measurement systems from Hexagon Metrology. Built by the European Southern ...

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BIMAQ - Bremen
The proof of the pudding: scientists use 3D measuring technology to research production methods for metal components

Generally speaking, the city of Bremen is known for its famous Town Musicians. However, passionate engineers know that Distortion Engineering is the new brand of this Hanseatic City. The term was coined by the University of Bremen where in 2001 the special research programme 570 was created with the same name, which attracts funding from the ...

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