CCAM
QVI joins the Commonwealth Center for Advanced Manufacturing
The Commonwealth Center for Advanced Manufacturing (CCAM) has announced that Quality Vision International Inc (QVI) has become its latest member. Dating back to 1945, QVI is known as one of the world’s largest vision metrology companies and it specialises in optical and multi-sensor measurement systems. The company’s solutions are used in quality engineering processes, with QVI’s brand including OGP (Optical Gaging Products) and Kotem Enterprise software and hardware.
“CCAM’s industrial manufacturing members rely on automation and digitisation technologies to gain efficiency and improve quality in their applied R&D projects,” said John Milton-Benoit, President and CEO of CCAM. “The opportunity to connect our members with such a wide range of metrology systems with multi-sensing capabilities makes QVI a great fit for our consortium.”
Tom Groff, Chief Technology Officer and Senior Vice President of QVI added, “I am excited for the potential opportunities that will result from the partnership between Quality Vision International and CCAM, as we solve complex manufacturing challenges. With the CCAM partnership, we can connect advanced manufacturers with best-in-class tools that focus on Metrology, GD&T Validation, and MBE workflows.”
Other members of CCAM include:
- Companies: Rolls-Royce, Siemens, Altria Group, Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, Quality Vision International, Racer Machinery International, Amsted Rail, BWX Technologies, Canon Virginia, GF Machining Solutions, Mitutoyo, Buehler, CGTech Verticut, Creaform, Kyocera SGS Precision Tools, National Instruments, and Sandvik Coromant.
- Universities: Old Dominion University, University of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, Virginia State University, and Virginia Tech.
- As well as NASA Langley Research Center, GENEDGE, and Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation.