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Precision Measurement and the Future of Advanced Manufacturing: A Conversation with Panos Angelopoulos, President of OGP
Keynote · 1:00 PM
Presenter:
Panos T. Angelopoulos, President, OGP
Panos T. Angelopoulos, President, OGP
Advanced manufacturing runs on measurement. Behind every gain in semiconductors, medical devices, aerospace, and batteries sit precision optics, automated inspection, multisensor measurement, and GD&T.
What this session covers
Precision optical measurement in advanced manufacturing, across the US and here in Silicon Valley
Where it intersects the ecosystem: precision optics, automated inspection, multisensor measurement, and GD&T
OGP's place in that picture, including Behind the Lens, a short film from inside OGP
An open conversation about what you're seeing and what you need
Session length: about 45 minutes, right after lunch, in the main lab
Digital Zoom Lets You See More. Virtual Zoom Lets You Measure More.
Quality · 9:00 AM
Presenter:
John Davenport, Regional Sales Manager, OGPMost people treat zoom as a magnification problem. On a measurement system it's an accuracy problem. A mechanical zoom has moving elements that wear, drift, and have to be recalibrated. A digital zoom just enlarges pixels. Virtual zoom does something different, and the distinction is the difference between seeing a feature and measuring it reliably.
What this session covers
Telecentricity and why distortion matters. OGP optics are designed and built in house and fully telecentric across the entire zoom range, which is what delivers accurate measurement across the full field of view rather than only at the center
Fixed lens versus mechanical zoom, and what happens to accuracy, repeatability, and maintenance when you remove the moving elements from the optical path
Digital zoom versus virtual zoom. Digital zoom enlarges what the camera already captured. Virtual zoom changes magnification through software while preserving measurement capability at every step
What the change delivers: instant magnification changes, higher resolution imaging, improved throughput, reduced downtime, and better accuracy at high magnification
A direct comparison of the new M-Series against legacy Flash and Zip systems
Where the line stands now, with virtual zoom across E-Series, M-Series, and the rest of the platform
Relevant if you work in
Semiconductor and microelectronics · Medical device · Precision machining · High-mix inspection
Session length: One-hour window, roughly 30 minutes of presentation with time for questions
One Sensor at a Time Is a Choice You Shouldn't Have to Make
Quality · 2:00 PM
Presenter:
John Davenport, Regional Sales Manager, OGPA traditional CMM gives you one sensor and a tool change. For a part with features that need tactile, optical, and laser measurement, that means either multiple setups on one machine or multiple machines. VersaFlex puts up to three sensors on an articulating head, simultaneously available, which changes what a single setup can accomplish.
What this session covers
Where single-sensor measurement breaks down, and what it costs in setup time, fixturing, and accumulated error to measure mixed-feature parts across multiple operations
The VersaFlex sensor array: up to three simultaneously available sensors on an articulating head
The sensor range, from touch, scanning, and feather probes through Telestar, Rainbow, DRS laser triangulation, grid projector, and TTL laser, and which feature types each one is actually right for
CAD-based programming, and what it means for time to first measurement on a new part
Honest positioning on where FlexPoint fits versus where a dedicated CMM or a video system is still the better answer
Relevant if you work in
Medical device · Aerospace · Precision machining · Contract manufacturing and inspection
Session length: One-hour window, roughly 30 minutes of presentation with time for questions
Implementing Additive: From Design to Production
Additive · 11:00 AM
Presenter:
Alex Pestana, Senior Channel Sales Manager, FormlabsThe question isn't whether you should 3D print a part. It's how you build a repeatable process around the technology once you decide to.
What this session covers
Designing for the process, not around it. What changes when the part is intended for production rather than validation, and where design decisions determine whether the process scales.
Material selection for end use. What the material has to deliver in service rather than on a desk, and the gap between a datasheet number and part performance.
Building repeatability. Making the fiftieth part the same as the first. Process control, material handling, and the operational discipline that separates a production line from a prototype shop.
Case examples from production environments. Companies running additive as a production process today, what they built to get there, and what they learned along the way.
The validation question. How you prove a printed part is what you think it is, which connects to the measurement sessions elsewhere in the program.
Relevant if you work in
Transportation and autonomy · Aerospace · Consumer products · Medical device · Supply chain and reshoring
Session length: One-hour window, roughly 30 minutes of presentation with time for questions
Why You Shouldn't Glue Parts Together
Additive · 10:00 AM
Presenter:
Bill Boland, BigRepWhen a part is too big for your printer, the instinct is to print it in sections and bond them. Every joint introduces tolerance stacking, and the finished part drifts from what was designed. Printing full scale removes the question entirely.
What this session covers
Where tolerance stacking comes from in bonded assemblies, and what it costs in dimensional fidelity
What changes structurally when a part is printed as one piece
Applications in transportation where full-scale printing is already in service
Practical constraints: build volume, material, print time, and post-processing at scale
Relevant if you work in
Transportation and autonomy · Aerospace · Large-format tooling and fixtures · Supply chain and reshoring
Session length: One-hour window, roughly 30 minutes of presentation with time for questions
Metal Parts Surface Finishing with Extreme Control: From mirror to matte finishes, identical every time
Additive · Process · 2:00 PM
Presenter:
Jesús Contreras, Managing Director, GPA INNOVA America
Jesús Contreras, Managing Director, GPA INNOVA America
Dry electropolishing used to be a narrow answer to a narrow problem. If your part was too big, too complex, or hollow, the answer was no. That has changed. Dry electropolishing now brings unprecedented control to manufactured part surfaces.
What this session covers
The application of DLyte has transformed into a part-centric approach. Three developments are accelerating adoption:
Mass finishing without fixturing. No more holding each part in a specific orientation. Removing that requirement changes both labor cost and batch economics.
Turbo Flow and the end of size limits. Large component challenges are no longer an issue. Where the limits of part size now sit, and what that means for bringing finishing in house.
E-Blast for internal geometries. Piping, internal channels, and cavities no line-of-sight process could reach.
Plus updated case examples from applications that were not possible two years ago, and a live demonstration during the session.
Relevant if you work in
Medical device · Metal additive · Aerospace · Semiconductor · Robotic surgery
Session length: One-hour window, roughly 30 minutes of presentation with time for questions
Eliminate Drawing Translation Errors and Validate Your GD&T Callouts
Design · Quality · Process · 11:00 AM
Presenter: John Davenport, Regional Sales Manager, OGP, with Nick Keehn, Director of Engineering, Indicate Technologies
Inspectors interpret 2D drawings to automate inspection processes using a 3D model. This often leads to misunderstandings about the required data acquisition and analysis methods. Applying traditional and GD&T (Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing) tolerances directly to the 3D model can eliminate these errors and increase productivity by providing the inspector with a detailed inspection plan before any programming begins.
What this session covers
What MBD (Model Based Design) actually changes. Moving from drawing interpretation to a model carrying unambiguous GD&T qualifications, and what that does to programming time and the opportunities for error.
Where translation errors come from. Drawings leave gaps around data acquisition and analysis method. Inspectors fill those gaps with assumptions, and the assumptions vary.
Converting what you already have. Most manufacturers have decades of 2D prints and no path to MBD that doesn't involve redrawing everything. The conversion process, what the output looks like, and how to adapt and enhance rather than redraw.
QIF (Quality Information Framework). The open ISO (International Organization for Standardization) file format EVOLVE Design creates, and the starting point for any Industry 4.0 inspection workflow. Modern CAD packages all support QIF, so the differentiator is not the format itself but the compliance behind it. EVOLVE Design is fully compliant to multiple GD&T standards.
Why it works regardless of your equipment. The software is machine-agnostic, so the decision isn't tied to a capital purchase.
Handing a spec to a supplier without ambiguity. An MBD file communicates intent and requirements in a way a drawing plus a phone call never can.
Relevant if you work in
Semiconductor · Medical device · Aerospace · Supply chain management and reshoring
Session length: One-hour window, roughly 30 minutes of presentation with time for questions
Inside the Cell: CT Inspection for Battery Manufacturing
Quality · Process · 10:00 AM
Presenter:
Grace Busse, Solutions Engineer, Glimpse
Grace Busse, Solutions Engineer, Glimpse
The defects that decide whether a battery cell is safe are inside it. CT can see them without cutting the cell open. The harder part is knowing which defects matter, and turning a 3D scan into a pass or fail answer fast enough to be useful.
What this session covers
How battery defects are ranked by severity, and which ones CT can detect
Glimpse's approach to automated CT analysis
Case studies: core collapse and cell abuse testing
A live demonstration of the Glimpse Portal
About the presenter: Grace earned her PhD at Stanford, studying cathode materials and x-ray characterization, then joined Tesla's in-house cell team. She now leads Glimpse's new West Coast office.
Relevant if you work in
Batteries and energy storage · Electric vehicles · Consumer electronics · Materials R&D
Session length: One-hour window, roughly 30 minutes of presentation with time for questions
Walk the Floor Once: Scanning Entire Facilities for Digital Twins
Design · 10:00 AM
Presenter:
Nolan Doktor, Applications Engineer, Artec 3D
Nolan Doktor, Applications Engineer, Artec 3D
Every line move, expansion, and equipment install starts with a floor plan that rarely matches the building anymore. A digital twin of the facility fixes that, and it starts with an accurate scan of the space. Nolan scanned a 6,700-seat stadium, inside and out, in 30 minutes.
What this session covers
How SLAM-based LiDAR scanning works, by hand, backpack, vehicle, and drone
Turning a walk-through into accurate as-built data
What it takes to turn a scan into a digital twin
Where you still need a finer handheld scanner for detail
Relevant if you work in
Facilities and plant engineering · Line moves and expansion · Construction · Operations
Session length: One-hour window, roughly 30 minutes of presentation with time for questions
Inside and Out: Extracting Actionable Insights from Scanned Data
Quality · 11:00 AM
Presenter:
Ivan Moreno, Technical Sales Specialist, Volume Graphics, Hexagon
Ivan Moreno, Technical Sales Specialist, Volume Graphics, Hexagon
Manufacturers collect more inspection data than ever, but data alone doesn't improve quality. Ivan shows how Volume Graphics combines dimensional metrology and material analysis in one platform, bringing industrial CT, laser scanning, and high-resolution surface scanning together into a complete picture of a part.
What this session covers
How CT, laser scanning, and surface scanning complement each other
Supporting both metrology and quality engineering in one platform
Getting dimensional and material information from the same scan data
Applications in additive manufacturing and castings
Relevant if you work in
Additive manufacturing · Castings · Medical device · Aerospace · Quality engineering
Session length: One-hour window, roughly 30 minutes of presentation with time for questions
From Scan to Solid: Reverse Engineering Parts You Have to Rebuild
Design · 2:00 PM
Presenter:
Juan Gil, Regional Sales Manager, Geomagic Software, Hexagon
Juan Gil, Regional Sales Manager, Geomagic Software, Hexagon
The drawings are gone. The manufacturer is gone. The part still has to be made. A scan gets you a mesh, but a mesh isn't a model, and getting from point cloud to editable CAD is where reverse engineering projects succeed or stall.
What this session covers
A live walkthrough on a legacy part, from scan to editable CAD
Where reverse engineering workflows break down
What's new in Design X 2026.2
Why it works with data from any scanner
Relevant if you work inAerospace and defense · Semiconductor equipment · Medical device · Maintenance and legacy parts
Session length: One-hour window, roughly 30 minutes of presentation with time for questions
An Introduction to Industrial CT as an Essential Tool for NDT and Metrology
Quality · 9:00 AM
Presenter:
Josh MacLachlan, CT Applications Engineer, PQI
Josh MacLachlan, CT Applications Engineer, PQI
Industrial CT is best known for seeing inside parts. It's also one of the most capable tools for measuring them. Josh starts with how industrial CT works and why manufacturers turn to it, then moves through nondestructive testing and metrology applications, and finishes with the variables that decide whether a CT measurement can be trusted.
What this session covers
How industrial CT works, and what makes CT data different
Nondestructive testing: finding what's inside a part without cutting it open
Metrology: measuring internal and external features from a single scan
The key variables behind valid CT metrology, including surface determination
A worked example from scan to measurement
Relevant if you work in
Aerospace and defense · Medical device · Additive manufacturing · Castings and complex assemblies · Electronics and battery manufacturing · Quality and metrology
Session length: One-hour window, roughly 30 minutes of presentation with time for questions
Image Processing for Precision Measurement: Lessons from Semiconductor and Electronics Applications
Quality · Process · 10:00 AM
Presenter:
Tony Frisina, Sales Manager, VIEW Micro Metrology
Tony Frisina, Sales Manager, VIEW Micro Metrology
Semiconductor packaging, test, and microelectronics depend on measuring thousands of tiny, identical features accurately and at speed. Tony walks through how VIEW systems handle that work, with video demonstrations of wire bond inspection, via metrology, and ball grid array measurement.
Relevant if you work in
Semiconductor packaging and test · Microelectronics · Precision manufacturing
Session length: One-hour window, roughly 30 minutes of presentation with time for questions
Force and Material Testing in a Regulated Environment
Presenter: Scott Blanchard (Manager at AMETEK Sensors, Test & Calibration)
Most testing starts with a specific requirement: a spec on a drawing, a regulation, or a customer's acceptance criteria. The hard part is designing the test that proves it, and choosing a system that runs it reliably, at the right capacity, and in a way auditors will accept.
What this session covers
Test design across tension, compression, peel, friction, texture, and fatigue
How much capacity you actually need
Reading drawing specifications, and the sources of measurement error that surprise people
Choosing the frame and controls
What CFR Part 11 compliance requires from the system.
About the presenter
Scott Blanchard has spent more than 20 years at AMETEK Test, leading product strategy and sales across its Chatillon, Lloyd Instruments, and Davenport test and measurement brands. He works closely with engineering and customer teams to match testing systems to real application requirements.
Relevant if you work in
Medical device · Pharmaceutical and drug delivery · Packaging · Transportation · Batteries · Compliance-driven manufacturing
Session length: One-hour window, roughly 30 minutes of presentation with time for questions
Digital Zoom Lets You See More. Virtual Zoom Lets You Measure More.
Presenter: TBA
Most people treat zoom as a magnification problem. On a measurement system it's an accuracy problem. A mechanical zoom has moving elements that wear, drift, and have to be recalibrated. A digital zoom just enlarges pixels. Virtual zoom does something different, and the distinction is the difference between seeing a feature and measuring it reliably.
What this session covers
Telecentricity and why distortion matters. OGP optics are designed and built in house and fully telecentric across the entire zoom range, which is what delivers accurate measurement across the full field of view rather than only at the center
Fixed lens versus mechanical zoom, and what happens to accuracy, repeatability, and maintenance when you remove the moving elements from the optical path
Digital zoom versus virtual zoom. Digital zoom enlarges what the camera already captured. Virtual zoom changes magnification through software while preserving measurement capability at every step
What the change delivers: instant magnification changes, higher resolution imaging, improved throughput, reduced downtime, and better accuracy at high magnification
A direct comparison of the new M-Series against legacy Flash and Zip systems
Where the line stands now, with virtual zoom across E-Series, M-Series, and the rest of the platform
Relevant if you work in
Semiconductor and microelectronics · Medical device · Precision machining · High-mix inspection
Session length: One-hour window, roughly 30 minutes of presentation with time for questions
Seats are limited.
An Introduction to Industrial CT as an Essential Tool for NDT and Metrology
Quality · 9:00 AM
Presenter:
Josh MacLachlan, CT Applications Engineer, PQI
Josh MacLachlan, CT Applications Engineer, PQI
Industrial CT is best known for seeing inside parts. It's also one of the most capable tools for measuring them. Josh starts with how industrial CT works and why manufacturers turn to it, then moves through nondestructive testing and metrology applications, and finishes with the variables that decide whether a CT measurement can be trusted.
What this session covers
How industrial CT works, and what makes CT data different
Nondestructive testing: finding what's inside a part without cutting it open
Metrology: measuring internal and external features from a single scan
The key variables behind valid CT metrology, including surface determination
A worked example from scan to measurement
Relevant if you work in
Aerospace and defense · Medical device · Additive manufacturing · Castings and complex assemblies · Electronics and battery manufacturing · Quality and metrology
Session length: One-hour window, roughly 30 minutes of presentation with time for questions
Inside and Out: Extracting Actionable Insights from Scanned Data
Quality · 11:00 AM
Presenter:
Ivan Moreno, Technical Sales Specialist, Volume Graphics, Hexagon
Ivan Moreno, Technical Sales Specialist, Volume Graphics, Hexagon
Manufacturers collect more inspection data than ever, but data alone doesn't improve quality. Ivan shows how Volume Graphics combines dimensional metrology and material analysis in one platform, bringing industrial CT, laser scanning, and high-resolution surface scanning together into a complete picture of a part.
What this session covers
How CT, laser scanning, and surface scanning complement each other
Supporting both metrology and quality engineering in one platform
Getting dimensional and material information from the same scan data
Applications in additive manufacturing and castings
Relevant if you work in
Additive manufacturing · Castings · Medical device · Aerospace · Quality engineering
Session length: One-hour window, roughly 30 minutes of presentation with time for questions
Inside the Cell: CT Inspection for Battery Manufacturing
Quality · Process · 10:00 AM
Presenter:
Grace Busse, Solutions Engineer, Glimpse
Grace Busse, Solutions Engineer, Glimpse
The defects that decide whether a battery cell is safe are inside it. CT can see them without cutting the cell open. The harder part is knowing which defects matter, and turning a 3D scan into a pass or fail answer fast enough to be useful.
What this session covers
How battery defects are ranked by severity, and which ones CT can detect
Glimpse's approach to automated CT analysis
Case studies: core collapse and cell abuse testing
A live demonstration of the Glimpse Portal
About the presenter: Grace earned her PhD at Stanford, studying cathode materials and x-ray characterization, then joined Tesla's in-house cell team. She now leads Glimpse's new West Coast office.
Relevant if you work in
Batteries and energy storage · Electric vehicles · Consumer electronics · Materials R&D
Session length: One-hour window, roughly 30 minutes of presentation with time for questions
Image Processing for Precision Measurement: Lessons from Semiconductor and Electronics Applications
Quality · Process · 10:00 AM
Presenter:
Tony Frisina, Sales Manager, VIEW Micro Metrology
Tony Frisina, Sales Manager, VIEW Micro Metrology
Semiconductor packaging, test, and microelectronics depend on measuring thousands of tiny, identical features accurately and at speed. Tony walks through how VIEW systems handle that work, with video demonstrations of wire bond inspection, via metrology, and ball grid array measurement.
Relevant if you work in
Semiconductor packaging and test · Microelectronics · Precision manufacturing
Session length: One-hour window, roughly 30 minutes of presentation with time for questions
One Sensor at a Time Is a Choice You Shouldn't Have to Make
Presenter: TBA
A traditional CMM gives you one sensor and a tool change. For a part with features that need tactile, optical, and laser measurement, that means either multiple setups on one machine or multiple machines. VersaFlex puts up to three sensors on an articulating head, simultaneously available, which changes what a single setup can accomplish.
What this session covers
Where single-sensor measurement breaks down, and what it costs in setup time, fixturing, and accumulated error to measure mixed-feature parts across multiple operations
The VersaFlex sensor array: up to three simultaneously available sensors on an articulating head
The sensor range, from touch, scanning, and feather probes through Telestar, Rainbow, DRS laser triangulation, grid projector, and TTL laser, and which feature types each one is actually right for
CAD-based programming, and what it means for time to first measurement on a new part
Honest positioning on where FlexPoint fits versus where a dedicated CMM or a video system is still the better answer
Relevant if you work in
Medical device · Aerospace · Precision machining · Contract manufacturing and inspection
Session length: One-hour window, roughly 30 minutes of presentation with time for questions
Seats are limited.
Eliminate Drawing Translation Errors and Validate Your GD&T Callouts
Presenter: TBA & Nick Keehn (Director of Engineering at Indicate Technologies)
Inspectors interpret 2D drawings to automate inspection processes using a 3D model. This often leads to misunderstandings about the required data acquisition and analysis methods. Applying traditional and GD&T (Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing) tolerances directly to the 3D model can eliminate these errors and increase productivity by providing the inspector with a detailed inspection plan before any programming begins.
What this session covers
What MBD (Model Based Design) actually changes. Moving from drawing interpretation to a model carrying unambiguous GD&T qualifications, and what that does to programming time and the opportunities for error.
Where translation errors come from. Drawings leave gaps around data acquisition and analysis method. Inspectors fill those gaps with assumptions, and the assumptions vary.
Converting what you already have. Most manufacturers have decades of 2D prints and no path to MBD that doesn't involve redrawing everything. The conversion process, what the output looks like, and how to adapt and enhance rather than redraw.
QIF (Quality Information Framework). The open ISO (International Organization for Standardization) file format EVOLVE Design creates, and the starting point for any Industry 4.0 inspection workflow. Modern CAD packages all support QIF, so the differentiator is not the format itself but the compliance behind it. EVOLVE Design is fully compliant to multiple GD&T standards.
Why it works regardless of your equipment. The software is machine-agnostic, so the decision isn't tied to a capital purchase.
Handing a spec to a supplier without ambiguity. An MBD file communicates intent and requirements in a way a drawing plus a phone call never can.
Relevant if you work in
Semiconductor · Medical device · Aerospace · Supply chain management and reshoring
Session length: 45 minutes with time for questions
Seats are limited.
Implementing Additive: From Design to Production
Presenter: TBA
The question isn't whether you should 3D print a part. It's how you build a repeatable process around the technology once you decide to.
What this session covers
Designing for the process, not around it. What changes when the part is intended for production rather than validation, and where design decisions determine whether the process scales.
Material selection for end use. What the material has to deliver in service rather than on a desk, and the gap between a datasheet number and part performance.
Building repeatability. Making the fiftieth part the same as the first. Process control, material handling, and the operational discipline that separates a production line from a prototype shop.
Case examples from production environments. Companies running additive as a production process today, what they built to get there, and what they learned along the way.
The validation question. How you prove a printed part is what you think it is, which connects to the measurement sessions elsewhere in the program.
Relevant if you work in
Transportation and autonomy · Aerospace · Consumer products · Medical device · Supply chain and reshoring
Session length: 45 minutes with time for questions
Seats are limited.
Why You Shouldn't Glue Parts Together
Presenter: TBA
When a part is too big for your printer, the instinct is to print it in sections and bond them. Every joint introduces tolerance stacking, and the finished part drifts from what was designed. Printing full scale removes the question entirely.
What this session covers
Where tolerance stacking comes from in bonded assemblies, and what it costs in dimensional fidelity
What changes structurally when a part is printed as one piece
Applications in transportation where full-scale printing is already in service
Practical constraints: build volume, material, print time, and post-processing at scale
Relevant if you work in
Transportation and autonomy · Aerospace · Large-format tooling and fixtures · Supply chain and reshoring
Session length: One-hour window, roughly 30 minutes of presentation with time for questions
Seats are limited.
Metal Parts Surface Finishing with Extreme Control: From mirror to matte finishes, identical every time
Presenter:
Jesús Contreras (DLyte Managing Director)
Jesús Contreras (DLyte Managing Director)
Dry electropolishing used to be a narrow answer to a narrow problem. If your part was too big, too complex, or hollow, the answer was no. That has changed. Dry electropolishing now brings unprecedented control to manufactured part surfaces.
What this session covers
The application of DLyte has transformed into a part-centric approach. Three developments are accelerating adoption:
Mass finishing without fixturing. No more holding each part in a specific orientation. Removing that requirement changes both labor cost and batch economics.
Turbo Flow and the end of size limits. Large component challenges are no longer an issue. Where the limits of part size now sit, and what that means for bringing finishing in house.
E-Blast for internal geometries. Piping, internal channels, and cavities no line-of-sight process could reach.
Plus updated case examples from applications that were not possible two years ago, and a live demonstration during the session.
Relevant if you work in
Medical device · Metal additive · Aerospace · Semiconductor · Robotic surgery
Session length: 45 minutes with time for questions
Seats are limited.
Eliminate Drawing Translation Errors and Validate Your GD&T Callouts
Presenter: TBA & Nick Keehn (Director of Engineering at Indicate Technologies)
Inspectors interpret 2D drawings to automate inspection processes using a 3D model. This often leads to misunderstandings about the required data acquisition and analysis methods. Applying traditional and GD&T (Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing) tolerances directly to the 3D model can eliminate these errors and increase productivity by providing the inspector with a detailed inspection plan before any programming begins.
What this session covers
What MBD (Model Based Design) actually changes. Moving from drawing interpretation to a model carrying unambiguous GD&T qualifications, and what that does to programming time and the opportunities for error.
Where translation errors come from. Drawings leave gaps around data acquisition and analysis method. Inspectors fill those gaps with assumptions, and the assumptions vary.
Converting what you already have. Most manufacturers have decades of 2D prints and no path to MBD that doesn't involve redrawing everything. The conversion process, what the output looks like, and how to adapt and enhance rather than redraw.
QIF (Quality Information Framework). The open ISO (International Organization for Standardization) file format EVOLVE Design creates, and the starting point for any Industry 4.0 inspection workflow. Modern CAD packages all support QIF, so the differentiator is not the format itself but the compliance behind it. EVOLVE Design is fully compliant to multiple GD&T standards.
Why it works regardless of your equipment. The software is machine-agnostic, so the decision isn't tied to a capital purchase.
Handing a spec to a supplier without ambiguity. An MBD file communicates intent and requirements in a way a drawing plus a phone call never can.
Relevant if you work in
Semiconductor · Medical device · Aerospace · Supply chain management and reshoring
Session length: 45 minutes with time for questions
Seats are limited.
Walk the Floor Once: Scanning Entire Facilities for Digital Twins
Design · 10:00 AM
Presenter:
Nolan Doktor, Applications Engineer, Artec 3D
Nolan Doktor, Applications Engineer, Artec 3D
Every line move, expansion, and equipment install starts with a floor plan that rarely matches the building anymore. A digital twin of the facility fixes that, and it starts with an accurate scan of the space. Nolan scanned a 6,700-seat stadium, inside and out, in 30 minutes.
What this session covers
How SLAM-based LiDAR scanning works, by hand, backpack, vehicle, and drone
Turning a walk-through into accurate as-built data
What it takes to turn a scan into a digital twin
Where you still need a finer handheld scanner for detail
Relevant if you work in
Facilities and plant engineering · Line moves and expansion · Construction · Operations
Session length: One-hour window, roughly 30 minutes of presentation with time for questions
From Scan to Solid: Reverse Engineering Parts You Have to Rebuild
Design · 2:00 PM
Presenter:
Juan Gil, Regional Sales Manager, Geomagic Software, Hexagon
Juan Gil, Regional Sales Manager, Geomagic Software, Hexagon
The drawings are gone. The manufacturer is gone. The part still has to be made. A scan gets you a mesh, but a mesh isn't a model, and getting from point cloud to editable CAD is where reverse engineering projects succeed or stall.
What this session covers
A live walkthrough on a legacy part, from scan to editable CAD
Where reverse engineering workflows break down
What's new in Design X 2026.2
Why it works with data from any scanner
Relevant if you work inAerospace and defense · Semiconductor equipment · Medical device · Maintenance and legacy parts
Session length: One-hour window, roughly 30 minutes of presentation with time for questions
Force and Material Testing in a Regulated Environment
Presenter: Scott Blanchard (Manager at AMETEK Sensors, Test & Calibration)
Material tests are often specified in a reverse-logical order. After a testing machine is selected, someone figures out what it can tell them. Then one of those tests is adopted. What could be the benefits from an approach that chooses the testing machine based on well-designed functional tests?
What this session covers
Designing functional material tests. Tension, compression, peel, friction, texture, fatigue. What stresses will the part experience during use, and which tests replicate those stresses.
Capacity considerations, and whether bigger is always better. What test range you need now, whether to plan for an expanded range, and the tradeoffs between a handheld gauge, a benchtop tester, and a full frame.
Interpreting drawing specifications. What the part spec means relative to test system specifications, and sources of measurement error that may surprise you.
Frame and control impacts. What's needed to enable reliable tests with documented results. Single versus dual column, manual versus motorized, and the software layer that turns a force reading into a documented result.
Compliance and documentation. What regulated industries require for electronic records and signatures under CFR Part 11, and how system architecture either supports that or fights it.
Relevant if you work in
Medical device · Pharmaceutical and drug delivery · Packaging · Transportation · Batteries · Compliance-driven manufacturing
Session length: 45 minutes with time for questions
Seats are limited.
Inside the Cell: CT Inspection for Battery Manufacturing
Quality · Process · 10:00 AM
Presenter:
Grace Busse, Solutions Engineer, Glimpse
Grace Busse, Solutions Engineer, Glimpse
The defects that decide whether a battery cell is safe are inside it. CT can see them without cutting the cell open. The harder part is knowing which defects matter, and turning a 3D scan into a pass or fail answer fast enough to be useful.
What this session covers
How battery defects are ranked by severity, and which ones CT can detect
Glimpse's approach to automated CT analysis
Case studies: core collapse and cell abuse testing
A live demonstration of the Glimpse Portal
About the presenter: Grace earned her PhD at Stanford, studying cathode materials and x-ray characterization, then joined Tesla's in-house cell team. She now leads Glimpse's new West Coast office.
Relevant if you work in
Batteries and energy storage · Electric vehicles · Consumer electronics · Materials R&D
Session length: One-hour window, roughly 30 minutes of presentation with time for questions
Eliminate Drawing Translation Errors and Validate Your GD&T Callouts
Presenter: TBA & Nick Keehn (Director of Engineering at Indicate Technologies)
Inspectors interpret 2D drawings to automate inspection processes using a 3D model. This often leads to misunderstandings about the required data acquisition and analysis methods. Applying traditional and GD&T (Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing) tolerances directly to the 3D model can eliminate these errors and increase productivity by providing the inspector with a detailed inspection plan before any programming begins.
What this session covers
What MBD (Model Based Design) actually changes. Moving from drawing interpretation to a model carrying unambiguous GD&T qualifications, and what that does to programming time and the opportunities for error.
Where translation errors come from. Drawings leave gaps around data acquisition and analysis method. Inspectors fill those gaps with assumptions, and the assumptions vary.
Converting what you already have. Most manufacturers have decades of 2D prints and no path to MBD that doesn't involve redrawing everything. The conversion process, what the output looks like, and how to adapt and enhance rather than redraw.
QIF (Quality Information Framework). The open ISO (International Organization for Standardization) file format EVOLVE Design creates, and the starting point for any Industry 4.0 inspection workflow. Modern CAD packages all support QIF, so the differentiator is not the format itself but the compliance behind it. EVOLVE Design is fully compliant to multiple GD&T standards.
Why it works regardless of your equipment. The software is machine-agnostic, so the decision isn't tied to a capital purchase.
Handing a spec to a supplier without ambiguity. An MBD file communicates intent and requirements in a way a drawing plus a phone call never can.
Relevant if you work in
Semiconductor · Medical device · Aerospace · Supply chain management and reshoring
Session length: 45 minutes with time for questions
Seats are limited.
Metal Parts Surface Finishing with Extreme Control: From mirror to matte finishes, identical every time
Presenter:
Jesús Contreras (DLyte Managing Director)
Jesús Contreras (DLyte Managing Director)
Dry electropolishing used to be a narrow answer to a narrow problem. If your part was too big, too complex, or hollow, the answer was no. That has changed. Dry electropolishing now brings unprecedented control to manufactured part surfaces.
What this session covers
The application of DLyte has transformed into a part-centric approach. Three developments are accelerating adoption:
Mass finishing without fixturing. No more holding each part in a specific orientation. Removing that requirement changes both labor cost and batch economics.
Turbo Flow and the end of size limits. Large component challenges are no longer an issue. Where the limits of part size now sit, and what that means for bringing finishing in house.
E-Blast for internal geometries. Piping, internal channels, and cavities no line-of-sight process could reach.
Plus updated case examples from applications that were not possible two years ago, and a live demonstration during the session.
Relevant if you work in
Medical device · Metal additive · Aerospace · Semiconductor · Robotic surgery
Session length: 45 minutes with time for questions
Seats are limited.
