Oberkochen, Germany--To strength its position in the automotive manufacturing sector, Carl Zeiss Industrial Metrology (IMT) has acquired HGV Vosseler (Öhringen, Germany), a maker of 3D inline measuring solutions used by robots. Dr. Kai-Udo Modrich will be responsible for the new company, Carl Zeiss Machine Vision. with approximately 60 employees.
According to Carl Zeiss, HGV is one of the world's three leading companies for 3D inline measuring solutions based on optical 3D measuring technology on robots, which are primarily used for car body inspection on the production line. HGV also offers optical image processing systems for quality inspection.
The Industrial Metrology business group of Carl Zeiss manufactures multidimensional metrology solutions, including coordinate measuring machines and metrology software for the automotive, aircraft, mechanical engineering, and plastics industries. The company employs about 2,100 employees, generating revenues totaling EUR 394 million in fiscal year 2010/2011. Industrial Metrology operates manufacturing sites in Germany, the USA, China, and India.