In the manufacturing industry, quality increasingly depends on the ability to measure accurately, validate complex geometries, and ensure that each component meets demanding dimensional requirements before reaching the end customer. In sectors where precision is critical, such as automotive, aerospace, energy, molds, or applications associated with motorsport competition, dimensional inspection plays a strategic role. It is not just about confirming measurements, but ensuring compliance, reducing risks, and increasing confidence in high-value-added components.
Context and challenge
ActionPlas is a British company specializing in the manufacture of machined and fabricated components, primarily in technical plastics and metals. Its activity spans sectors such as automotive, food, pharmaceutical, energy, construction, printing, oil & gas, and demanding industrial applications. With increasing project complexity and the need to produce low-volume, high-precision components with tight tolerances, the company identified the need to strengthen its dimensional inspection capabilities. The investment in a new CMM arose, in particular, from the need to measure parts with complex geometries and technical requirements associated with components used in Formula 1 car systems. In this type of application, dimensional compliance is essential, as any deviation can compromise the performance, assembly, or reliability of the component.
The solution or technology
The solution installed at ActionPlas includes an LK Metrology Altera M 20.12.10, with a measuring volume of approximately 2.0 x 1.2 x 1.0 meters. This capacity allows inspection of components of different sizes, including complex parts and technical assemblies. The machine was equipped with a Renishaw SP25M scanning probe, capable of performing high-speed scanning and traditional touch measurement. This combination offers flexibility to measure different types of geometric features, from complex surfaces to critical dimensional elements. This combination of CMM, scanning, and specialized software enables ActionPlas to validate parts before delivery, increase confidence in results, and support R&D, quality, and production teams in their daily work.
Industrial applications
In projects associated with Formula 1, the margin for error is extremely small. Components with complex geometries, rigorous tolerances, and critical functions require inspection processes capable of ensuring repeatability, precision, and traceability. ActionPlas works with technical components in sectors such as automotive, food, pharmaceutical, energy, construction, printing, oil & gas, and demanding industrial applications, where dimensional compliance must be ensured from the first validation.
Results and benefits
With the new CMM, ActionPlas became able to respond more effectively to demanding requirements for form, orientation, location, and dimensional control. In addition to reducing the risk of non-conformities, the new solution allows the company to strengthen customer confidence, demonstrating technical capability to take on more complex and higher-value-added projects. Investment in metrology enables gaining technical capability, responding to more demanding customers, and opening the way to more complex projects.
How NM3D can help
At NM3D Ibérica, this case is an excellent example of how advanced dimensional metrology enables companies to respond to more demanding markets, improve their quality control processes, and strengthen confidence in the delivery of critical components. Through its portfolio of CMM measurement solutions, inspection software, 3D digitization, and dimensional control, NM3D Ibérica supports industrial companies seeking to increase precision, reduce risks, and make their inspection processes more efficient and traceable. More than providing equipment, NM3D Ibérica positions itself as a technology partner to support the selection, implementation, and use of metrology solutions adapted to the real needs of each sector.
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By integrating advanced metrology solutions into its portfolio, NM3D Ibérica helps companies measure better, validate with more confidence, and produce with greater security. This case reinforces a central idea: when quality is a critical requirement, dimensional metrology becomes a strategic tool to transform precision into industrial value.