Testing labs in Silverstone

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Measurement Solutions Limited (MSL) is a United Kingdom-based provider of integrated 3D measurement, inspection, and metrology solutions with over 28 years of industry experience since its founding in 1998. Operating from multiple UK offices and dedicated training facilities — including a metrology laboratory in Silverstone and a facility in Derby — MSL serves more than 1,000 UK customers across engineering-intensive sectors. The company functions as both a premier supplier of metrology hardware and software from world-leading manufacturers and a hands-on contract measurement services provider, embedding measurement capability directly into customers' design, manufacturing, and inspection workflows. MSL's core service portfolio covers the full spectrum of dimensional measurement and quality inspection: 3D scanning, coordinate measuring machine (CMM) inspection, portable arm verification, automated quality control (AQC), CMM calibration and UKAS certification, CMM retrofit, and outsourced contract measurement. On the contract side, MSL engineers travel to customer facilities anywhere in the UK to address measurement bottlenecks or supplement in-house teams, while the company's Silverstone laboratory and Derby facility handle high-volume or multi-part measurement assignments requiring fixed CMMs or AQC systems. This combination of mobile field measurement and laboratory-based inspection makes MSL a flexible partner regardless of part size, production volume, or site constraints. MSL's hardware portfolio is built around partnerships with globally recognised manufacturers including Creaform, Renishaw, Coord3, and nTopology. The Creaform GO!Scan 3D handheld scanner achieves accuracies up to 25 micrometres (µm) and generates STL surfaces, parametric features, and NURBS surface data in a single pass. The HandyPROBE portable optical CMM, paired with the C-Track dual-camera photogrammetric system, delivers CMM-grade accuracy on the shop floor with dynamic referencing that maintains integrity in vibration-prone or thermally variable industrial environments. For automated production-line inspection, the robot-mounted Creaform MetraSCAN 3D-R optical CMM scanning system enables fast, repeatable, non-contact dimensional verification with no manual operator intervention required. MSL structures its solutions around three principal application domains: design and prototyping, production line quality assurance, and MRO (Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul). In design contexts, Creaform scanning hardware is integrated with nTopology generative design software to accelerate additive manufacturing workflows and enable rapid creation of production-ready digital geometry from physical references or heritage components. For production environments, MSL engineers design and implement metrology systems — including robotics-driven AQC cells — that continuously monitor output against design intent to catch dimensional drift early and reduce scrap and rework. In MRO applications, handheld scanners and probes capture large surface areas, complex legacy geometries, and worn components to document existing conditions, identify faults, and generate the digital models needed for re-engineering or replacement part manufacture with minimal process downtime. MSL's contract measurement service allows manufacturers to access high-accuracy dimensional data without capital investment in equipment or specialist staff, covering 3D scanning, CMM probing, and AQC both at customer sites and at MSL's own laboratory facilities. Complementary services include CMM retrofit — upgrading existing CMM hardware with modern controllers and software to extend asset life — portable coordinate measuring arm verification to maintain accuracy compliance, 3D printing to support rapid prototyping and tooling workflows, and VR Inspect visualisation technology that allows engineering teams to review and interrogate complex measurement datasets in an immersive environment. MSL holds UKAS (United Kingdom Accreditation Service) accreditation as an ILAC MRA (International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation Mutual Recognition Arrangement) calibration laboratory. MSL engineers are formally assessed by UKAS to carry out CMM certification according to ISO 10360-2:2009, the internationally recognised standard governing the performance verification of coordinate measuring machines. This UKAS calibration accreditation — which underpins ISO/IEC 17025 compliance — provides customers with full metrological traceability to national and international measurement standards, and carries formal international recognition essential for manufacturers operating in regulated or high-consequence production environments. MSL's customer base spans the UK's most precision-demanding industrial sectors, including aerospace, automotive, heavy industry, defence supply chain, rail, energy, and manufacturing education. Named references include Bombardier (rail and aerospace), Leyland Trucks (commercial vehicle manufacturing), Vestas (wind turbine production), and Dresser Rand (compressor and rotating equipment manufacture), as well as numerous leading suppliers to the UK Ministry of Defence. CMM and 3D scanning solutions are also deployed in academic and training environments, where the same industrial-grade equipment is used to develop metrology proficiency in engineering students and technicians. With a combined team experience of 145 years of engineering expertise, a product range spanning portable and fixed CMMs, handheld and robot-mounted 3D scanners, advanced metrology software, and fully managed contract measurement services, MSL represents a comprehensive and formally accredited dimensional measurement partner for the UK manufacturing sector. Its UKAS/ILAC MRA calibration accreditation, established client references across aerospace, automotive, defence, and heavy industry, and deep partnerships with Creaform, Renishaw, Coord3, and nTopology underpin a service capability that supports manufacturers from first-article inspection and design verification through to high-volume automated production monitoring and legacy asset re-engineering.