Process control solutions for manufacturing industries

Renishaw is a world-leader in metrology products and process control systems and frameworks for manufacturing.

Process control for manufacturing

For over 50 years, we've been providing measurement solutions for manufacturers around the world. Our first product revolutionised automated component inspection on CMMs. Since then, we've introduced a wide range of world-leading technologies for machine tool probing; machine calibration and optimisation systems; shop floor gauging systems; additive manufacturing systems; and smart factory connectivity solutions.

In our own factories, we introduced a structured framework of process control, which we call our Productive Process Pyramid™. It demonstrates how process variation and part deviation can be tackled at the source. Understanding how to remove sources of variation and uncertainty from your machining can help to increase throughput and reduce rework and scrap.

It's been our mission to help our customers to increase the productivity, capability and efficiency of their manufacturing. And industries as diverse as aerospace and orthopaedics are successfully applying our technologies throughout the manufacturing process.

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Learn more about how our process control framework, the Productive Process Pyramid, shows you how to identify and control sources of variation in your metal cutting processes from setting up and calibrating your machine through to end of line inspection.

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Innovation Matters

To read more about our technologies and their real-world applications, download the latest issue of our 'Innovation Matters' magazine.

  • The 3-in-1 machine tool probing solution: Our most versatile, high-performance spindle probe to date combines touch-trigger probing, scanning and surface finish verification in one solution.
  • Semiconductors: Explore our precision motion and measurement solutions for scaling semiconductor production to meet increasing demands of modern AI.
  • Service and support: We reveal how we're strengthening our global service infrastructure to deliver proactive support worldwide.
  • Sustainability: Find out how we embed sustainability into engineering processes, operational strategy, and supply-chain decisions.

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