Feinmess Transfers Assets to Hexagon

Hexagon AB (Cobham, England) has completed the transfer of assets from the metrology calibration services business of Feinmess GmbH & Co. KG (Bottenhorn, Germany) to Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence. Founded in 1992, Feinmess provides independent and comprehensive services in the field of geometric measurement technology. Operating from their premises in Bottenhorn, they have a small team of experts dedicated to calibration activities. In 2003, they were awarded Deutsche Akkreditierungsstelle GmbH (DAkkS) accreditation, the scope of which includes the calibration of step gauges, long block gauges, ball plates, spheres and rings, gears, optical scale bars and prismatic parts using the Virtual CMM (VCMM) algorithm. Feinmess also produces the FEINTEMP multichannel measuring device for temperature and humidity, to monitor and classify controlled environments according to VDI/VDE 2627.

Following the transfer of assets, the Bottenhorn site will continue to provide calibration services with the Feinmess staff becoming part of the Hexagon team. “Bringing their expertise into our business is a demonstration of our commitment to improving services in our core competency of dimensional metrology,” said Norbert Hanke, the president of Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence. “Their team brings a wealth of calibration experience, so we’re very pleased to have them aboard. We look forward to drawing on their knowledge to grow our own capabilities and offer a wider range of services for our customers.”

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