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THE MACHINING WORLD EXPRESS | MAY 2024 WORLD METORLOGY DAY

From Precision Optics to Multidimensional

Solutions: ZEISS Leads the Way

MR. SACHIN PAWAR
Head of Services and
Software Business
PiWeb-Visual

Q: COULD YOU INTRODUCE Furthermore, there’s a growing emphasis on live data from all metrology equipment and
ZEISS AND ITS CURRENT STATUS data analysis and manufacturing optimization production manufacturing machines through
IN THE INDUSTRY? to boost productivity and enhance product APIs, empowering users to analyze trends,
quality. Prioritizing the efficiency of personnel, efficiency, utilization, and other vital metrics.
Answer: processes, and software usability are key trends Notably, our software is vendor-agnostic,
ZEISS stands as a globally recognized driving the industry forward. At ZEISS Industrial meaning it works seamlessly with equipment
technology leader, specializing in optics and Quality Solutions, we remain dedicated to from other brands and offers integration
optoelectronics across four key sectors: staying ahead of these developments, ensuring capabilities with SAP Systems and other MES
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology, our customers benefit from cutting-edge software.
Industrial Quality & Research, Medical solutions that address their evolving needs.
Technology, and Consumer Markets. With In addition to our software offerings, our hero
an impressive annual revenue of 8.8 billion Q: WHAT DOES THE FUTURE products such as ZEISS BOSELLO and ZEISS
euros, our innovative solutions span industrial HOLD FOR METROLOGY? METROTOM are revolutionizing X-ray solutions.
metrology, microscopy for life sciences and These products support industries like battery
materials research, and medical technology for Answer: research, electronics, and automotive by
ophthalmology and microsurgery. The future of metrology holds great promise as conducting inspections without destructing the
quality awareness continues to rise, driving the part, as well as facilitating field failure analysis.
Within ZEISS Industrial Quality Solutions, we’re need for swift support. Current megatrends like At ZEISS, we are committed to providing
at the forefront of multidimensional metrology New Energy Vehicles, Additive Manufacturing, comprehensive solutions that combine cutting-
solutions, offering a comprehensive range of Electronics, Make-in-India, and Industry 4.0 edge hardware and software to meet the
coordinate measuring machines, optical and are fueling the industry’s growth in India. The diverse needs of our customers across various
multisensor systems, microscopy systems, and demands of these sectors are becoming industries.
metrology software. Notably, our portfolio increasingly critical, prompting us, as a leading
includes cutting-edge technologies like 3D X-ray metrology provider, to continuously innovate Q. ANY MESSAGE ON WORLD
metrology for quality inspection. our products to meet these evolving needs. METROLOGY DAY?

Headquartered in Oberkochen, Germany, In this landscape, software will play a pivotal Answer:
our global footprint extends to production role, with AI and ML integration enhancing user- Measurement is an essential aspect of our daily
and development sites in Minneapolis (USA), friendliness and aiding industry professionals in lives. Right from personal time management to
Shanghai (China), and Bangalore (India), analysis. Recognizing this, we have expanded vehicle speed and kilometers while traveling to
employing over 1500 dedicated professionals our software solutions to align with these work, measurement is happening every second.
worldwide. requirements. We believe that the future of As a Individual, we first look at the quality of
metrology hinges on seamlessly integrating the product rather than the cost. This reiterates
Q: WHAT ARE THE CURRENT software and hardware to deliver solutions that to me that, the quality of a product determines
TRENDS SHAPING THE precisely address our customers’ needs. We are whether customers choose to buy it, making it
METROLOGY INDUSTRY? pleased to have responded to these demands crucial for the manufacturing industry to invest
by enhancing our software portfolio alongside in metrology.
our hardware offerings.
Answer:
In recent years, the metrology industry has On this World Metrology Day, I would like to
undergone a notable transformation, shifting Q. COULD YOU HIGHLIGHT highlight that Metrology controls the quality of
towards streamlined measurement analysis SOME HERO PRODUCTS the product, adding value to the production
and transitioning focus from pristine standard REVOLUTIONIZING THE process and enhancing the product’s brand
room settings to the practical needs of shop INDUSTRY? value.
floor environments. This evolution is marked
by the adoption of non-contact measurement Answer: For inquiries or further information about
technologies, offering enhanced speed and At ZEISS, we firmly believe that the integration ZEISS’s innovative solutions and services in
efficiency compared to traditional methods. of hardware and software solutions is the metrology, please contact:
Notably, X-ray technology has emerged as a cornerstone of metrology’s future. In the realm info.metrology.in@zeiss.com
pivotal tool, facilitating swift and non-destructive of software, our ZEISS PiWeb software stands www.zeiss.co.in/metrology
analysis. out as a game-changer. It seamlessly collects
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