To begin with, the first article inspection begins with a computer-aided design (CAD) model. First article inspections are important because at the beginning of manufacturing a product, everything has to be measured 100% accurately to make sure it dimensionally conforms to CAD. First article inspections are crucial to the manufacturing process because it could cost additional labor and money for companies if parts aren’t produced correctly.

The purpose of the first article inspection is to provide evidence that all engineering design and specification requirements are properly understood, verified, and documented. First article inspection is used to improve customer product quality and effectiveness.

First article inspection using a 3D laser scanner:

3D laser scanners can accurately perform first article inspections by comparing the manufactured product to its computer-aided design (CAD) geometry. This process of the first article inspection will highlight areas that require closer attention.

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