75 Years of OGP

Multi-sensor metrology pioneer toasts 75th anniversary year A multi-sensor metrology specialist is celebrating 75 years at the forefront of manufacturing innovation. Optical Gaging Products – represented in the UK by Derbyshire-based OGP UK – has spent the past three-quarters of a century forging a reputation as a world leader in the production of state-of-the-art measurement systems for industrial quality control. OGP systems utilise a combination of best-in-class optical, laser and tactile sensors, eliminating the need for multiple specialised measuring systems and collecting highly accurate data even on the most complex components and features, with speed and reliability. Edward T Polidor, Chairman and CEO of OGP – a division of Quality Vision International – said: “In my time with the company, I have witnessed a dramatic change in how optical instruments perform measurement. “When OGP was founded 75 years ago, users typically relied on microscopes and optical comparators, depending entirely on their own judgement to ascertain the measurement. Today, the modern automatic video measuring system is completely computer controlled, using video cameras that depend little on the operator’s visual skills to produce accurate measurements. “How these systems became more accurate, automated, faster and ever more capable is OGP’s contribution to this remarkable transformation.” Working to sub-micron precision, OGP systems stand out in an era of miniaturisation where new material developments and ever-tighter tolerances have made components increasingly challenging to manufacture. By making more accurate data available to production engineers in real time, OGP technology empowers them to identify and rectify quality control flaws instantly, leading to less scrap, fewer production bottlenecks and higher productivity.

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