2019年8月5日,

Mon, 05/08/2019 - 10远见集团做出了150万英镑投资的远见威廉姆斯技术EIS基金INSPHERE,专家使用创新增值计量测量和自动化。INSPHERE成立于2013年,由首席执行官本艾德琳和CTO奥利弗·马丁,最初提供计量咨询公司,分包合同管理和培训生产企业包括劳斯莱斯、空客和捷豹路虎。行业,如航空航天、汽车和国防都采用高度自动化的生产过程,依赖于生产线的机器人执行精确和可重复的操作。测量技术一直是用于验证零件的生产线。错误或有缺陷的零件在这个阶段需要昂贵的返修或报废。这些错误可以导致当一个机器人不正确设置或漂浮哪怕是轻微的位置。它可以有问题的和艰苦的决定生产线的根源导致昂贵的停机时间或劣质零件是否un-resolved问题。INSPHERE计量系统解决这个高成本问题,发挥制造业高价值客户日益增长的需求,更聪明,4.0行业解决方案。哲学是开发的测量系统,监视和控制生产过程本身,而不是简单地检查部分,一旦他们被生产。INSPHERE进程内计量系统实时操作,自动测量的准确性制造系统和指导自我修正,形成一个闭环控制系统。 This not only avoids downtime but also provides significantly quicker line set up, reducing waste, improving productivity and ultimately enhancing profitability for manufacturers. INSPHERE was established to address the needs of manufacturers as they look to integrate measurement systems into production processes. It has grown sales steadily since inception, employing ten metrology experts and having built a strong reputation for in-process measurement. The Fund’s investment will be used to develop and accelerate the commercialisation of INSPHERE’s new products, build sales and scale the business. Commenting on the investment, Andrew Bloxam, Senior Investment Manager at Foresight, says: “Insphere is showing itself to be a pioneer, delivering much-needed valuable improvements in aerospace, automotive and defence industry production processes by using technology to offer in-process metrology. We believe that the transition to Industry 4.0 is going to have a transformative impact on industrial manufacturing over the next decade. We are excited to be working with the Insphere team to drive that transformation and build a big company in the process.” Matthew Burke, Head of Technology Ventures, Williams Advanced Engineering, adds: “The team at Williams Advanced Engineering is looking forward to working with INSPHERE to apply its expertise in product development and production from work in automotive, aerospace, defence and other sectors to support the commercialisation of INSPHERE’s pioneering automated manufacturing metrology technologies.” Ben Adeline, CEO, Insphere, adds: “We are delighted to have secured this investment from the Foresight Williams Technology EIS Fund. The technical expertise offered through Williams Advanced Engineering combined with the financial and commercial input from Foresight makes this the perfect backing for our manufacturing technology business. This investment marks an inflection point for our growth, with funds used to develop core intellectual property behind the new hardware and software systems as well as accelerating our routes to market. Our business is well-positioned to exploit the exponential growth in demand for ‘smart factory’ solutions sought by the advanced manufacturing sector. Our technologies will enable manufacturing companies to monitor and control the performance of automated manufacturing systems, improving their capability and flexibility resulting in significant step changes to productivity. Our vision is to develop INSPHERE into a global leader for advanced process monitoring and control technologies, applying metrology-grade systems to automated manufacturing processes.”