The increasing digitalisation in all areas of society and also in industry is the basis for the current industrial revolution, the industry 4.0.

An essential element of this process is the collection and analysis of data.

In the industrial context, the data collection, especially within the production process, is carried out with the help of the latest measuring technology.

The development, production and maintenance of such measuring technology are the core business of inmess.

At a very early stage, inmess has recognized the potential of this development and uses digital tools consequently for its well-known inmess products and also uses them as basis for new developments that can only be realized with digital technologies.

In the course of this development, a new business field has been created since 2015 which focuses on the development of measuring systems on the basis of optical measuring technology.

The following developments are examples for the use of digital principles for industry 4.0 at inmess:

• Measuring machines for digitalisation of component geometries.
• The use of self-learning algorithms (Deep Learning) on the basis of artificial intelligence
• Automatic parameterization of machines (Auto-teach function)
• Software compensation of mechanically induces measuring errors

Furthermore, inmess uses digital processes within the entire organization. Especially for service purposes, there is a direct benefit for the customer due to remote maintenance and troubleshooting without time-consuming travels.

Also commissioning can be offered therefore much easier and cheaper.