Your Machine Vision Partner for Tomorrow’s Challenges
Part Inspection
Your Partner in Precision Inspection
For many clients, defining how to measure a part is just as challenging as building the machine itself. IST Precision works closely with customers from the earliest concept phase to establish inspection specifications, tolerances, and measurement documentation, often where no formal measurement reference exists.
With roots tracing back to the Center for Precision Metrology at UNC Charlotte, IST Precision brings more than 25 years of experience in measurement science and automated inspection. After specifications are developed, our engineers integrate the right, cost-effective solutions — from machine vision to 3D laser scanning — to achieve reliable, micron-level accuracy in high-speed production environments.
Core Part Inspection Capabilities
Backed by more than two decades of part inspection experience, IST Precision offers one of the automation industry’s most comprehensive portfolios of inspection knowledge under one roof. Our team designs and integrates inspection systems that range from high-speed 2D vision platforms to custom-built optical and laser measurement systems developed for applications where standard tools cannot meet the required precision or throughput.
Machine vision systems for high-speed inspection, alignment, and defect detection
Lighting and optical engineering to minimize ambient light influence and ensure consistent image quality
Laser line scanners for high-speed film inspection
3D laser triangulation to inspect three-dimensional parts at micron-level resolutions
Surface finish, thickness, and texture inspection using contact and noncontact-based sensing methods
Inspection documentation development to create formal inspection specifications defining dimensional data, tolerances, and acceptance criteria
Employing adaptive process changes to control tight tolerances based on precision machine vision methodologies
Custom metrology gauge heads for nanometer precision dimensional inspection
Automated dimensional and assembly verification to ensure assembled components meet defined positional and tolerance specifications
Part Inspection Partnerships and Certifications
Reliable, Consistent Field Inspection
Every inspection system designed by IST Precision is built to deliver consistent, traceable measurement performance under real production conditions. Each system undergoes extensive in-house testing, calibration, and verification before delivery to ensure accuracy and reliability over time.
By combining advanced sensing technology, metrology-grade design, and rigorous testing, IST delivers inspection equipment that provides long-term reliability, minimal maintenance, and confidence in every measurement. These systems not only verify product quality — they strengthen process capability and ensure consistent manufacturing outcomes.
When to Consider Custom Precision Automation
Our machines might be deployed when:
There is no commercial system for a unique process
Accuracy, speed, or size requirements exceed the capabilities of typical platforms
Integration with custom sensors, machine vision, or test modules is needed
Tightly toleranced production demands are increasing beyond normal personnel capacity
Precision process requirements are beyond a typical staff’s skill or capability
We’ve supported industries from medical and electronics to optical and R&D.
IST Insider: Automation Posts
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Are you searching for a machine vision partner for your automation or custom instrument or application? Do you need a company that actually understands inspection? Unlike standard integrators, our company offers a wide breadth of knowledge in metrology and inline inspection.
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IST Insider: Automation Posts
FEATURED
The Tiniest Defects Magnified: IST’s Custom Vision Expertise
January 30, 2025
Are you searching for a machine vision partner for your automation or custom instrument or application? Do you need a company that actually understands inspection? Unlike standard integrators, our company offers a wide breadth of knowledge in metrology and inline inspection.
Vendor Feature: Asyril Flex Feeders – Micro Automation and Feeder Systems
December 17, 2024
The demand for smaller, more powerful, and increasingly functional devices continues to surge, spanning a wide range of applications—from implantable medical devices (such as pacemakers and miniaturized hearing aids) to non-invasive surgical tools and consumer electronics (like smartwatches). However, this trend toward miniaturization presents a challenge: how can we efficiently assemble and manufacture these intricate and delicate devices on a large-scale production level?
Automating Workflows: A Collaborative Success Story
July 22, 2024
The Industrial Automation market is expected to reach $𝟒𝟎𝟎 𝐁𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 annually by 2029. This growth is only possible by making automation more flexible and easier to adopt in to manufacturing. The rise in the need for more automation in U.S. manufacturing is in part driven by two factors: a shrinking skilled workforce and the need for cost-effective processes. As companies bring production back to the U.S. (onshoring), staying competitive requires streamlined workflows, and reduced labor costs.
Interested in having The IST Insider sent directly to your inbox?
