Original Research on Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence

Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence Customer Satisfaction

84% of surveyed IT organizations are likely to recommend Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence.*

84%

Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence Customer Research

Are you aware that Hexagon offers contract programming and inspection services?

Yes: 70%

No: 30%

Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence Case Study

Bell Helicopter Textron

Introduction

This case study of Bell Helicopter Textron is based on an August 2017 survey of Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence customers by TechValidate, a 3rd-party research service.

“The ROMER Arm has given me more insight and confidence in my manufacturing process.”

Challenges

The business challenges that led the profiled company to evaluate and ultimately select Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence:

Faced the following challenges before partnering with Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence:
- Difficulty comparing CAD models to as-built assemblies
- Difficulty in reverse engineering parts and components

Use Case

The key features and functionalities of Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence that the surveyed company uses:

Chose the ROMER Absolute Arm for the following reason:
- Has the greatest value
Chose the ROMER Arm over the following:
- FARO

Results

The surveyed company achieved the following results with Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence:

The first choice for a portable metrology solution was not the ROMER Arm.
Found the ROMER Arm to be easy to learn when compared to the competition.
Reduced the amount of time dedicated to inspection tasks with the following:
- The speed and confidence of accurate inspection data
Increased productivity at their facility by >40% with the ROMER Arm.
The estimated payback for using their ROMER Arm is 2 or more years.

Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence Case Study

Small Business Industrial Manufacturing Company

Introduction

This case study of a small business industrial manufacturing company is based on a June 2017 survey of Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence customers by TechValidate, a 3rd-party research service. The profiled company asked to have their name blinded to protect their confidentiality.

“We are now able to acquire customers in the medical field that we would not have had if it was not for the CMM and PC-DMIS software.”

“We could not inspect the parts thoroughly and accurately enough to attract new customers.”

Challenges

The business challenges that led the profiled company to evaluate and ultimately select Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence:

The company could not inspect the parts thoroughly and accurately enough to attract new customers.

Use Case

While PC-DMIS was the companies first choice, they also evaluated at Zeiss-Calypso.

The key features and functionalities of PC-DMIS that made the company choose Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence was due to the common software environment for multiple hardware systems.

Results

The surveyed company achieved the following results with Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence:

Found it easy to learn PC-DMIS compared to similar products.
Finds that a simplified user interface for the Inspector has enabled them to reduce the amount of time dedicated to the creation of measurement routines.
Has increased the productivity of their inspection planning by >40%.
Had an estimated payback (ROI) of 1 year for their measurement solution utilizing PC-DMIS.

Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence Customer Research

Preferred Measurement Arm

Was the ROMER Arm your first choice when choosing a portable metrology solution?

Yes	76%
No	24%

Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence Customer Testimonial

Using PC-DMIS, we have been able to become more proactive in customer concerns. We have been able to validate tooling prior to in-house use, rather than relying on the tooling vendor.

— Sean Kiernan, CMM Programmer, Soundwich

TechValidate Research on Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence

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Bell Helicopter Textron

Introduction

Challenges

Use Case

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Small Business Industrial Manufacturing Company

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Challenges

Use Case

Results

Company Profile

About Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence

Preferred Measurement Arm

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About Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence

Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence helps industrial manufacturers develop the disruptive technologies of today and the life-changing products of tomorrow.