ZEISS Industrial Quality Solutions

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Your partner for multidimensional industrial metrology

ZEISS Industrial Quality Solutions is a leading manufacturer of multidimensional metrology solutions. These include coordinate measuring machines, optical and multisensor systems, microscopy systems for industrial quality assurance as well as metrology software for the automotive, aircraft, mechanical engineering, plastics and medical technology industries. Innovative technologies such as 3D X-ray metrology for quality inspection round off the portfolio. In addition, ZEISS Industrial Quality Solutions offers a broad global spectrum of customer services with ZEISS Quality Excellence Centers close to its customers. The company is headquartered in Oberkochen. Production and development sites outside Germany are located in Minneapolis in the USA, Shanghai (China) and Bangalore (India). ZEISS Industrial Quality Solutions is part of the Industrial Quality & Research segment.

Decarbonization is one key driver for market transformation

ZEISS Quality Solutions exemplify precision and performance. Our systems and software set industry standards and ensure the productivity boost that manufacturers need. As pioneers, we always have to think one step ahead: A clear commitment to entrepreneurial and sustainable actions is part and parcel of an industry undergoing change due to new technologies, manufacturing processes and new customer specifications.

100 years Industrial Metrology at ZEISS

Join us on a journey through time

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1919

“Fine Measurement Department” Foundation

1st Measuring instruments presentation at Leipzig Spring Fair.
1920

First large devices: Optimeter, workshop measuring microscopes and gauges

The newly developed Optimeter from ZEISS from 1920 was probably the first measuring instrument ever to integrate optics into precision mechanics.
1926

First universal measuring microscope

ZEISS also achieved significant technological progress with the ZEISS Universal Measuring Microscope, which was launched on the market in 1926.
1953

New universal measuring microscope

In 1950, ZEISS began setting up the "Department for Technical Measuring Instruments". The aim of the department was to design completely new measuring instruments.
1963

First digital measuring instruments

In the 1960s there were signs of a revolution in measurement technology: Measuring instruments with numerical-electronic measured value output.
1973

UMM 500: High precision three-coordinate measuring machine

In 1973, the first high-precision three-dimensional coordinate measuring machine was published with a measuring probe, integrated table, computer and its own measuring software.
1977

The “Fine Measurement Department” was renamed in "Industrial Metrology (IMT)"

The “Fine Measurement Department” was renamed in "Industrial Metrology (IMT)".
1978

WMM series for production-related use

The new workshop measuring machine series ZEISS WMM, which was launched on the market in 1978, offered a glimpse into the future of measuring.
1983

First supplier of a CNC touch probe change for CMMs

An important ZEISS IMT innovation from 1983 was the automatic CNC probe changer for coordinate measuring machines.
1985

First time CAD-Programming of CNC measuring sequences

Reduced measuring times thanks to CAA procedures and CAD programming.
1995

ZEISS CALYPSO

ZEISS CALYPSO: a revolutionary CAD-based measuring software concept.
2001

ZEISS CenterMax

Production measuring device for temperature-stable measuring like in the measuring room.
2006

ZEISS METROTOM

Computer tomographs for industrial applications, metrotomography in the micrometer range.
2014

The ZEISS XENOS

Coordinate measuring machine uses innovative technology to advance into new areas of accuracy and dynamics, thus setting new standards.