The Italian design and engineering company, Italdesign Giugiaro, is renowned for creating elegant cars such as Alfa Romeo, BMW and Lamborghini. The company works in the field of design and development, through to validation and type approval. More than 200 car models have been designed here.
A new metrology lab, for inspecting models, body shells and prototypes of the new vehicles, is now in operation. The partner in building the lab was Hexagon, and the measuring machine being installed was a dual-arm horizontal DEA BRAVO HP 60.16.25.
The development process is complex and finely articulated. It goes from establishing specifications through style, engineering, suppliers handling, prototype development, experimenting, putting into operation of the production lines, validation and approval of the vehicle. The new measurement equipment is placed in prototype construction and dimensional validation to optimise the process, increase data production and reduce measurement time required.