Benchtop video measurement.

Compact, fully automatic 3-axis system delivers expanded XY measuring range for manufacturers with limited floor space.

The SmartScope® E18, just announced by Optical Gaging Products (OGP®), is a high-capacity benchtop video measurement system that delivers fully automatic 3-axis measurement performance in a compact footprint.

It combines a generous XY measuring range with a space-efficient benchtop design for manufacturers that need automated dimensional inspection without dedicating significant floor space to a measurement system. Its compact design makes it well suited for production environments, quality laboratories, and other applications where available space is at a premium.

At the heart of the SmartScope E18 is OGP’s IntelliCentric™-E fixed-lens optical system, which provides high-resolution imaging for precise video measurement. VIRTUAL ZOOM™ technology further enhances image detail and measurement capability, helping operators efficiently inspect a wide range of part features.

“With its 300 x 300 mm stage in a benchtop format, SmartScope E18 brings the capabilities manufacturers need for automated video measurement into a compact and cost-effective platform,” said Fabian Werner OGP EMEA – Regional Sales Director. “By maximizing the available XY measuring range while minimizing the system footprint, the E18 gives manufacturers a practical way to increase measurement automation without compromising valuable production space.”

Advanced Illumination Comes Standard.
SmartScope E18 includes a comprehensive LED lighting system as standard equipment. Coaxial, substage profile, and SmartRing™ illumination provide flexible lighting options for highlighting different part features and optimizing image contrast during measurement.

Built for Measurement Stability.
A new, compact fixed-bridge design combined with a heavy-duty base provides a rigid, stable structure engineered to support accurate, repeatable measurements. The system’s orthogonal construction helps maintain measurement stability while keeping the overall footprint compact.

Multisensor Capability.
For applications requiring more than video measurement, SmartScope E18 can be equipped with an optional touch probe, extending the system’s capabilities to provide multisensor measurement coverage. This allows manufacturers to combine optical and tactile measurement within a single automated platform.

With its combination of high XY capacity, automated 3-axis video measurement, advanced LED illumination, rigid construction and optional multisensor capability, SmartScope E18 provides manufacturers with a versatile inspection solution when measurement performance and floor space are equally important.

Metrology Software Capability.
As with all E-Series systems, the SmartScope E18 comes standard with easy-to-use Measure-X software. For applications requiring full 3D capability and other advanced software functionality, ZONE3 software is now also available on SmartScope E-Series systems.

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Sales leadership in optical and multisensor metrology systems for EMEA.

Optical Gaging Products (OGP®), part of Quality Vision International (QVI®), is accelerating its investment across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) with the appointment of Fabian Werner as EMEA Sales Director and a broader initiative to recruit new channel partners throughout the region. This strategic investment reflects OGP's long-term commitment to strengthening its international partner network and meeting growing demand for advanced dimensional metrology solutions.

Fabian Werner

Based in Germany, Fabian brings extensive international sales leadership experience and a proven record of building successful representative networks across Europe and global markets. He will support channel partners throughout the EMEA region by helping them grow their businesses through strategic sales development, technical collaboration, marketing support, and customer engagement.

"Expanding our channel network is a key part of OGP's global growth strategy," said Panos Angelopoulos, President, Global Sales and Services. "Fabian's appointment demonstrates our commitment to investing in our partners. We want potential representatives to know they are joining an organization that provides not only world-class technology, but also the leadership, resources, and support needed to build a successful, long-term business."

Opportunity for EMEA Metrology Partners.
OGP is growing its global channel partner network in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa and is actively seeking channel partners in Spain, the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, and additional strategic markets to represent its industry-leading portfolio of precision metrology solutions. As manufacturers across aerospace, automotive, medical, electronics, semiconductor, and precision engineering continue to invest in automation and advanced quality control, demand for high-performance measurement technologies is growing. OGP is looking for partners with strong technical capabilities and customer relationships who are ready to capitalize on this expanding market and build a successful, long-term business with the support of a globally recognized metrology leader.

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3-Axis video measurement.

The StarLite™ S1 is a new semi-automatic 3-axis video measurement system from Optical Gaging Products (OGP®). This is acompact, workbench-style 3-axis (X, Y, Z) video measurement system which combines fully automatic video measurements with the simplicity of manual stage motion. Designed for ease of use and dependable performance, StarLite S1 features the all-new IntelliCentric-S Optical System, combining fixed-lens optics and VIRTUAL ZOOM™ technology that delivers high-resolution images and accurate measurement results.

Standard illumination includes all-LED coaxial lighting, substage profile lighting, and SmartRing™ light illumination. This advanced lighting system provides programmable control of both light direction and incidence angle, enabling operators to effectively inspect challenging part features and measurement applications.

“StarLite S1 is one of the easiest-to-use precision measurement systems offered by OGP” said Tim Fantauzzo, Vice President of North American Sales. “Manufacturers requiring quick, highly accurate walk-up measurements on the shop floor or in the metrology lab, or those needing high-magnification measurements without a bulky comparator or toolmaker’s microscope, StarLite S1 delivers measurements you’d expect from a high-performance metrology system – delivering fast, reliable, and repeatable results in a compact and affordable package.”

The system is powered by Measure-X® metrology software, which combines powerful programming capabilities with an intuitive operator interface. Measurement routines can be created to guide operators through automated inspection sequences, streamlining operations and improving productivity.

Designed for manufacturers that need reliable, high-accuracy dimensional measurements without unnecessary complexity, StarLite S1 delivers exceptional value. Its intuitive ergonomic stage controls and user-friendly operation make it well suited for fast, efficient inspection in both shop-floor production and quality control applications.

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Global sales president appointed.

Optical Gaging Products (OGP®) has appointed Panos T. Angelopoulos as President, Global Sales, succeeding R. Stephen Flynn, who is retiring after 31 years with the company.

Panos T. Angelopoulos

Panos brings to OGP over three decades of experience in executive leadership roles within industrial and commercial manufacturing environments. Throughout his career, he has held sales and marketing positions that have continually contributed to market expansion and revenue growth.

He joins OGP from RAMPF Group, Inc., headquartered in Grafenberg, Germany, where he served as Business Unit Manager. Before that, Panos was President, CEO, and owner of Cleveland Polymer Technologies, which joined the RAMPF Group in 2017. He holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering and an MBA in Management & Finance, both from the New York Institute of Technology in New York, NY.

Keith E. Polidor, the company’s 3rd generation President and Chief Executive Officer, remarked, “Having Panos join as OGP President, Global Sales, ensures that we will continue to grow and innovate optical and multisensor solutions to meet the world's precision measurement needs, and to be our customers’ first choice to solve their challenging dimensional metrology requirements. Under Panos’ leadership, OGP will remain steadfast in delivering leading innovation and unparalleled service, driven by the dedication of our employees and the support of our partners.”

Panos begins his tenure with OGP at a pivotal time in the company’s 80-year history, as OGP’s tradition of technological advancements continues with the next evolution of SmartScope – SmartScope M-Series – featuring the patented IntelliCentric-M optical system, delivering unparalleled accuracy and repeatability to the world’s leading manufacturers.

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Eighty years of dimensional metrology.

 Optical Gaging Products (OGP®) is celebratings its milestone 80-year anniversary as a world-leading manufacturer of optical and precision multisensor metrology systems for industrial quality control.

Over those 80 years technology introduced and offered by the compasny may be said to have transformed the quality control industry. From the world’s first electronic edge detection system introduced in the 1950’s, to the recent debut of SmartScope M-Series, OGP has always remained committed to excellence and innovation in the field of precision measurement.

Keith E. Polidor, the company’s 3rd generation President and Chief Executive Officer, remarked: “We are extremely proud of our longstanding legacy as a leader in dimensional metrology. Our mission has always been to provide innovative optical and multisensor solutions to the world's precision measurement needs, and to be our customer’s first choice solve their challenging dimensional metrology requirements. We achieve this by remaining steadfast in delivering leading innovation and unparalleled service, driven by the dedication of our employees and the support of our partners”.

Long history of Innovation.
OGP has enjoyed a rich history of innovation, garnering more than 90 patents over the years. The company started from humble beginnings in post-war 1945, producing optical comparators. Automatic edge detection for the optical comparator was developed in 1956 in the form of Projectron, an early electro-optical image sensing system. OGP introduced the first truly revolutionary computer-controlled automatic video measuring system in 1980 – the Vidicom Qualifier. Soon after, OGP pioneered multisensor measurement by combining video measurement with lasers and tactile sensors via the innovative IQ-2000 system, which then led to the introduction of SmartScope and fully automatic 3D multisensor measurement in the 1990’s. Technological leaps in both hardware and software led to SmartScope becoming a “household name” in the quality and inspection industries, trusted by thousands of leading manufacturers around the world. System advancements continue today with the next evolution of SmartScope – SmartScope M-Series – featuring the patented IntelliCentric-M Optical system for unparalleled accuracy and repeatability.

The SmartScope M-Series systems - 'The Next Evolution of the Worldwide Standard in 3D Multisensor Metrology.'

Impact on industry.
OGP systems have played a vital role in ensuring the quality of component parts used in a wide variety of industrial success stories – from personal computers and smartphones to digital video and electric cars – even commercial spaceflight and recent fusion energy breakthroughs. Consumer products produced around the world contain parts measured on OGP systems. OGP is proud to be the leading optical technology innovator and pacesetter in the dimensional metrology industry.

The future.
OGP is spending 2025 reflecting on the accomplishments that have allowed the company to achieve international recognition for optical measurement in the highest echelons of industry. One of the key milestones in OGP’s journey has been, and will continue to be, its focus on vertically integrating operations spanning optics, engineering, software design, manufacturing, applications engineering, and more. The employees of OGP innovate and execute, producing practical solutions for the most challenging measurement tasks demanded by its toughest customers day by day.

R. Stephen Flynn, President of OGP, added, “OGP has helped thousands of manufacturers around the world achieve confidence in their quality programs using OGP systems. We are an international company with subsidiary offices in multiple countries, and channel partners covering every industrialized corner of the globe to support our growing list of customers on a local basis. During our anniversary celebration, we recognize and celebrate our channel partners and employees for being such an integral part of our success over these 80 years.”

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3D Multisensor Metrology System.

The next-gen enhancements in image accuracy, optics, and throughput for manufacturers producing large, heavy parts.

Optical Gaging Products (OGP®) has announced the newest addition to the next evolution of SmartScope® 3D Multisensor Metrology systems: SmartScope M130. For leading manufacturers crafting large, heavy parts, SmartScope M130 ushers in the next generation of enhancements in image accuracy, optics, and throughput in a new large format 3D multisensor video measurement platform.

Tim Fantauzzo, VP North American Sales, remarked, “The SmartScope M-Series family has quickly been adopted by manufacturers seeking unrivaled confidence in repeatability and reliability. Larger parts obviously can contain many more detailed features. The M130 optical system is truly telecentric with no distortion, so manufacturers making large, heavy parts can achieve more accurate measurements particularly at low magnification with far more part features in the field of view.”

At the core of SmartScope M130 is the patented IntelliCentric-M Optical System, featuring fixed optics with a 20-megapixel camera and proprietary VIRTUAL ZOOM™ technology. Built from the ground up at OGP headquarters in Rochester, NY, the streamlined IntelliCentric-M optics employ a variety of exclusive technologies allowing for instant magnification changes throughout the same zoom range as a traditional mechanical zoom system, resulting in faster runtime while requiring far less downtime for maintenance. SmartScope M130 is the choice for manufacturers making large parts that require advanced throughput solutions. The IntelliCentric-M optical system combined with advanced sensors, illumination, and accessories, achieves class-leading optical measurement speeds.

With a robust standard XYZ travel of 790 x 815 x 200 mm, optional 300 or 400 mm Z-axis, and payload capacity of 75 kg (165 lbs), SmartScope M130 offers next-generation M-Series benefits to manufacturers producing large parts. A new innovative base design results in a lower stage height, allowing users to load and unload heavy parts or oversized fixtures with ease.

OGP President Steve Flynn, said, “Since 1992, OGP SmartScope systems have helped thousands of manufacturers around the world achieve confidence in their quality programs. With SmartScope M130, we’ve applied the latest evolutions in optics and software in a larger format, creating the next generation of leading metrology solutions for manufacturers making large and heavy parts.

“M-Series systems take full advantage of the advanced edge detection algorithms, parallel processing, and routine optimization found in ZONE3 Metrology Software to deliver advanced throughput and enhanced accuracy for manufacturers in any industry. We are excited for our customers producing large parts that have realized these benefits on their compact format M-Series systems, as well as new OGP users alike, to discover how SmartScope M130 will vastly improve their inspection operations.”

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