Are you looking for a partner for automated 3D measurement solutions in the industrial sector? The sigma3D team works with you to create customized measurement concepts for your inspection process and develops tailored measurement software for you. Our focus is always on meeting the requirements of your facility, suppliers, and your measurement staff. This ensures that the setup of your system goes 100% according to plan and that all measurement tasks can be automated by your employees without extensive training.
Our team consists of engineers and developers with many years of experience in metrology who are well-versed in the processes of a wide range of industrial sectors. This means you can be confident that your automated 3D measurement solution is based on real-world practical expertise.
Your benefits at a glance:
Whether it’s a classic desktop application or centralized client-server applications using modern web technology, we develop customized measurement software for you that helps you successfully digitize your processes.
Always at the forefront: the requirements of your project—and your employees. We design the user interface of our measurement software to be as simple as possible and guide your staff through the entire measurement process in concise steps.
Even complex measurement processes are no problem and are carried out reliably and error-free. You can perform your measurements independently and cost-effectively at any time, instead of having to hire external service providers every time.
Agile Software Development
We develop the measurement software together with you in several iterative sprints, after which you can test new features repeatedly. We continuously incorporate your feedback into the development process. We validate the completed prototype of your measurement software through practical testing with your users and optimize it until you are satisfied.
Delivery and Long-Term Support
After we have optimized the measurement process on-site, we will deliver the software to you. This includes training your staff over the course of one to three days, depending on the measurement program, to ensure smooth operation. Of course, we’ll be there to provide ongoing support and maintenance throughout the entire lifespan of your measurement technology software.
„Thanks to sigma3D’s RoboCalc measurement solution, I am able to provide precisely measured robot base data that is used by automotive manufacturers. The software allows me to work efficiently with a wide variety of industrial robots, as I know that the high quality of the results not only speeds up the commissioning of production lines“
InPro electric Sp. z o.o., robotics specialist
„We are very satisfied with our collaboration with the sigma3D software development team. They quickly understood our specific requirements, and together we developed a customized solution. The innovative software optimizes our workflows in the steel mills, saving us valuable time in the process. It runs stably and reliably, even under demanding conditions. The team has always listened to our feedback and made adjustments to ensure that the software does exactly what we need it to do. We value our long-term partnership with this competent and dedicated team.“
SMS group GmbH, Manager of Technical Sales & Project Management for Casting Slabs
Operators and manufacturers of continuous casting systems repeatedly face metrological challenges: To ensure consistently high slab quality, they must achieve high levels of accuracy. In addition, system downtime must be kept to a minimum to avoid costly production interruptions.
With HD LASr, we have developed specialized measurement software for continuous casting systems. It performs 3D measurements of rollers, copper plates, and the strand guide, handles alignment, and provides simple wear assessments. Integrating a digital twin of the plant allows for the optimal simulation and planning of all metrological processes. Thanks to its intuitive user interface, the measurement software can be operated entirely by your own staff after only a short training period.
This enables fully digital processing, which delivers significantly faster and more precise results compared to manual measurement.
SMS group, a supplier of continuous casting systems, has relied on sigma3D’s wide-ranging expertise for years, both in the alignment of steel mill components and in the field of industrial software development.
In the past, SMS group relied on standard software to align molds and segments using a laser tracker. The problem: The metrology software was so complex that external specialists were required every time to perform routine measurement tasks. This cost the company time, money, and flexibility.
The solution: The sigma3D team developed measurement software, including a measurement concept, for the end customers’ steel mill personnel. After a brief training session, the plant operators were able to perform all measurement tasks independently. The result: The measurements became more accurate and reliable because human and technical sources of error were reduced to a minimum.
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For quality inspection using laser trackers in the production of large-diameter steel pipes, our team developed the TubeSoft measurement software: With its help, plant personnel can precisely verify compliance with defect tolerances and automatically document the results in a connected database. The result is a detailed results file containing all measured values, including the parameters defined in the specification file.
Our metrology software guides users through a clearly defined measurement process, which they can perform independently after a brief training session. If adjustments to the process are necessary, settings can be modified via a password-protected expert access.
We first developed this solution for a Germany-based specialty manufacturer of large-diameter steel pipes. For similar applications, we can easily adapt the measurement program to your requirements and further customize it to meet your specific needs.
Wherever industrial robots are used in production, regular robot cell calibration—known as base measurement—is required to ensure consistently high-quality results.
We have developed our own measurement program specifically for this task: RoboCalc, a plug-in for our open-source software OpenIndy. For precision applications carried out using 3D measurement systems, the software helps establish the 6D relationship between the robot and the fixture. In addition to the robot base, the tool can be directly defined as well. Our team was able to draw on its extensive measurement experience in the automotive, aerospace, and plant engineering industries during the development process.
The plug-in is easy and intuitive for users to operate. The measurement software guides them step-by-step through all processes: measuring, calculating, and evaluating—including documentation and data export. This makes the measurement process completely digital. The result: Robot bases can be determined significantly faster and more accurately than with standard measurement software solutions from manufacturers.
For many years, our team has relied on the open-source measurement program OpenIndy for automated 3D measurements and calculations.
The open source code allows us to build our development work for you cost-effectively on a proven and future-proof solution. Thanks to numerous plug-ins and modules we’ve developed ourselves, we can flexibly design and further develop your measurement software according to your specific needs. All of this is vendor-independent, license-free, and secure—clear advantages for industrial software development.
Our development philosophy involves using a variety of technologies to optimally fulfill your specific measurement tasks. To achieve this, we combine classic techniques and architectures for industrial software development with modern approaches to leverage the best of both worlds. For example, we develop our own services for applications or sensor controls using proven interfaces such as RPC, WebSocket, or REST.
The result: measurement software that, together with automated measurement technology, successfully digitizes your production processes! You benefit from error-free, fast, and precise results with consistently high quality.
For more information on the open-source measurement program OpenIndy, visit the software’s website.
When developing measurement concepts for the construction of your large-scale plants, our team keeps all metrological requirements in mind from the very beginning. After all, our experienced measurement engineers know what is technically feasible and can collaborate with your design department as early as the planning phase of your project. Together, we can establish the key framework conditions for a successful measurement concept.
For example:
When planning the measurements in detail, we rely on so-called line-of-sight analyses: In the CAD model of your system, we plan collision-free instrument positions by drawing virtual lines to the measurement point and identifying potential obstructions caused by system components. You can process all CAD data using your own hardware and software, or have us provide it to you.
In addition, we provide you with templates for reporting and analysis—all from a single source—including VBA functions if needed. We deliver detailed, expert-reviewed documentation in both German and English.
Beyond the planning phase, we also support you in the installation of complex systems with our metrological expertise. We work closely with your project management team to develop the ideal measurement concept and provide on-site support with both personnel and the necessary technical equipment.
No matter what challenges you face when developing your measurement concept—we’re here to provide reliable support.