Case Study: Vlassenroot GmbH boosts first-time-right production with Hexagon’s automated 3D inspection solution

Integrating automated non-contact 3D inspection for welded structures

Vlassenroot GmbH, a supplier of complex steel structures, was facing major production challenges with its long telescopic booms for cranes. The company needed to improve inspection accuracy for weld quality and material deformations while reducing its intense reliance on slow, manual measurement processes that were time-consuming and operator-dependent in a harsh industrial environment. To address this, Vlassenroot partnered with vendor Hexagon to find a solution.

Hexagon, through its partner ARGON, implemented a mobile shop-floor solution built around the Leica Absolute Tracker ATS600 laser tracker. This resilient system was mounted on a custom trolley to perform fast, non-contact 3D inspections at several new quality gates throughout the production process. The solution from Hexagon reduced inspection time by 80%, eliminated measurement errors, and provided digital data that is helping Vlassenroot increase first-time-right production, avoid rework, and better understand the root causes of deformations.

Vlassenroot GmbH

Philippe Dudzik

Industrial Director