With the Tracker Laser Tracking System, API offers an easy-to-use, portable, and accurate measurement system that can align, measure, and scan faster any large object. Today, API systems are deployed globally in multiple industries where large scale metrology and alignment is necessary. By combining its Laser Tracking systems with laser scanners and PolyWorks, API is adding a robust high density point cloud based metrology solution to its worldwide portfolio of supported products. PolyWorks is a universal 3D point cloud processing software solution for all 3D digitizing technologies, including laser scanners, arm-based & hand-held probing devices, and laser trackers. Its superior set of 3D inspection & reverse engineering tools and related user benefits have made it the standard point cloud engineering solution used by automotive and aeronautics OEM manufacturers and suppliers worldwide. 

“We are pleased that API has selected PolyWorks for its new ‘Laser Tracker based’ scanning solution” says Marc Boulanger, Director of Worldwide sales at InnovMetric Software. “API has many of its laser tracking customers who already own PolyWorks licenses. The ability to empower these users with a ‘laser tracker based’ scanning solution will greatly benefit the marketplace, especially for large volume free-form scanning jobs” he concludes. 

“The API/PolyWorks combination is a perfect fit for us,” says Joe Bioty, Chief-Operating-Officer of API. “PolyWorks is a premier software package being used by major automotive and aerospace companies worldwide. API can now provide its customers an integrated scanning and measurement solution”, Bioty concludes. 

About API (Automated Precision Inc) 

Automated Precision Inc. is a world leader of advanced metrology solutions for industry. Founded by Dr. Kam Lau in 1987, API has pioneered progressively higher standards of accuracy for coordinate measuring and machine tool operation. Headquartered in North America, API has subsidiaries in South America, the Netherlands, Germany, China, Japan, Mexico and India as well as its extensive network of partnerships with recognized industry representatives throughout the world to insure that all customers have quality local support. 

API products are installed and used by all of the world's leading automotive, aerospace, machine tool, and CMM manufacturers. API's experienced engineering team is unmatched in its ability to create advanced innovative products, which meet the needs of rapid evolving industrial technologies. API is an active member of, and a key technology partner in several federal and industry sponsored programs for the advancement of various manufacturing scenarios. 

API invented the laser tracking interferometer and holds the basic patent on tracker technology. In 1989 API licensed its tracker technology to a leading metrology company and aided in the development of the first commercial trackers. To date, thousands of Trackers utilizing API technology have been sold worldwide. API Tracker3, third generation trackers, improves on the technology while reducing size and weight to increase range and portability with improved reliability and accuracy. API, working with NIST, has set many standards in the industry. This experience has enhanced API technological richness, which is imperative for research, development and production. API is prepared and equipped to provide hardware and software solutions for all complex problems encountered in the industry. The results are improved machine tool performance, failure, prevention, significantly improved machine part accuracies and enhanced ISO9000 Compliance for manufacturing calibration standards. 

About InnovMetric Software Inc. 

Founded in 1994, in Québec City, Canada, with subsidiaries in the United States and China and distributors worldwide, InnovMetric Software Inc. has devoted its first decade of business to developing software that transforms high-density 3D digitizers into true metrology instruments. These efforts have propelled PolyWorks® as the standard point cloud engineering software solution for major automotive and aeronautic OEM manufacturers and suppliers worldwide. With sales having doubled over the past two years, InnovMetric is now expanding the PolyWorks potential to new heights. 

InnovMetric now integrates a wide range of hardware measurement devices including laser scanners, arm-based & hand-held probing devices, and laser trackers within its software suite, transforming PolyWorks into a truly universal 3D metrology software platform. PolyWorks has become a global corporate solution that enables the deployment of standardized methods throughout the whole organization for comparing parts to CAD, analyzing GD&T, virtually gauging dimensions, meshing high-density point clouds, and rapidly surfacing digitized meshes. 

For increased user productivity, PolyWorks maximizes information-sharing through a free 3D viewer, allowing any individual to view inspection results, perform basic measurements, and generate reports. Those who use PolyWorks every day trust it for its robustness, its accuracy, and world-class technical support.