Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence opens Canadian Calibration Laboratory in Oakville, Ont.

Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division has announced the opening of a new OEM laboratory at its Precision Centre in Oakville, Ont.

The calibration lab will serve as the main Canadian centre to support and service Absolute Arms used for portable measurement and inspection applications. Hexagon technicians will perform testing and calibration procedures traceable to national and international standards, ensuring customers receive reliable results and consistent data.

With the investment the company will also add a large training facility equipped with Absolute Arms for customer use, as well as a new shipping and receiving bay. The training area will also support Hexagon’s metrology software portfolio -- PC-DMIS, REcreate, and Inspire.

The Oakville calibration laboratory will function as a service hub to ensure system accuracy and repeatability with routine certification and calibration services for portable arms in Canada.