Inspection and Reverse Engineering Solution offers 20x greater point collection capability 

Wixom, MI – May 22, 2007 – ROMER Inc. announced today the launch of the ScanShark™ V5 laser probe, a premium addition to its new-to-the-market portable inspection and reverse engineering systems. A ScanShark system includes ROMER's seven-axis INFINITE portable CMM, a ScanShark™ V5 laser scanning probe, PolyWorks™ software, and a laptop or desktop computer. 

The mobile metrology system delivers the power of articulated arm measurement and laser scanning for on-demand part inspection and/or reverse engineering right on the shop floor. ROMER's suite of portable measurement products are used worldwide by the automotive, aerospace, heavy machinery, and general engineering and manufacturing industries.

The ScanShark V5 is the most flexible and configurable ScanShark laser probe available. The ScanShark V5 can deliver an unprecedented 458,000 points per second scanning speed, nearly 20 times greater than the ScanShark V4i, with a point to point resolution of 12 microns, and a 140mm wide laser stripe. A proprietary integrated rangefinder simplifies the scanning process for the operator. The V5 is capable of scanning reflective surfaces and varying colors without applying surface preparation. Mated to a ROMER Infinite articulating arm, maximum high-density surface inspection of a workpiece can be achieved, with direct integration to PolyWorks software for a variety of applications such as inspection, reverse engineering, and other computer aided engineering activities.     

"We are committed to delivering maximum performance and flexibility with the ROMER ScanShark solutions," states Tom Moran, president of ROMER Inc. "The addition of the ScanShark V5 allows customers with some of the toughest-to-scan parts to achieve the desired results with greater ease and speed than ever before."

The ScanShark V5 probe will be demonstrated at the Eastec Exposition, May 22-24, in West Springfield, MA, in Hexagon Metrology’s booth #3101.

About ROMER Inc.

ROMER Inc., a Hexagon Metrology company, markets and manufactures high accuracy 3D coordinate measurement systems for the industrial marketplace. Since 1990, the company has provided innovative and dependable portable metrology solutions for aerospace, automotive, heavy machinery, and general engineering industries. ROMER's corporate headquarters is located at the Hexagon Metrology Precision Center in Wixom, Michigan. The company provides contract inspection, customer support, technical services and product training at this facility. For more information about ROMER products and services, visit their web site at http://us.romer.com, call toll-free 800-218-7125 

About Hexagon Metrology

Hexagon Metrology serves the high precision measurement and inspection needs of Worldwide manufacturers with its extensive line of metrology hardware, software, accessories, and customer services. The company's name-brand portfolio of quality assurance products include Brown & Sharpe, Leica Geosystems, ROMER, Sheffield, PC-DMIS, DEA, Leitz, and TESA. Hexagon Metrology has an unrivaled installed base of more than 1.5 million handheld, stationary and portable measurement devices, and over 30,000 seats of PC-DMIS metrology software. The company is a subsidiary of Hexagon Measurement Technologies, a business unit of Hexagon AB (Nacka Strand, Sweden), a publicly-traded company (Stockholmsborsen: HEXA B). The Hexagon group consists of  nearly 8,200 employees located in 30 countries. Call 800-426-1066 or visit www.hexagonmetrology.us for more information about Hexagon Metrology Inc. and its trusted brands.