Inspection without the machining

24.9.26

Inspection without the machining

You don't need us to machine the part to use our Creaform scanner. We take inspection-only and reverse engineering work on its own.

Inspection without the machining
Shape team
Shape Machining, Witney

Most people know us for machining. Fewer know that the scanner we use to check our own parts is available for yours, even if we didn't make them.

What we run

A Creaform MetraSCAN BLACK|Elite optical CMM with a HandyPROBE Next, independently calibrated to 0.025 mm in May 2026. The probe works in the same coordinate system as the scanner, so features and datums are checked in the same setup as the surface scan. Our FARO arm stays in service as a calibrated back-up.

The MetraSCAN handles dark, shiny and mixed surfaces without spray or targets, so cured carbon, polished tools and painted parts come back to you exactly as they arrived.

What you get back

For inspection, a colour deviation map against your CAD and a dimensional report. For reverse engineering, a CAD model you can work from.

When it helps

First-article inspection on a new part. Checking a mould tool or fixture before it goes into production, or after it has been in service for a while. Recreating a part or tool that exists but has no CAD.

The calibration certificate is on our Quality page.

More on the service: laser inspection and reverse engineering. Or send us the details.

About Shape
Shape Machining Ltd is a 5-axis machining company in Witney, Oxfordshire, founded in 2014. We machine master patterns, mould tools, foam cores, tooling board and carbon fibre parts for motorsport, aerospace, defence, marine and automotive customers, with every job inspected against your CAD.
About Shape
Location
Unit 19, Avenue One, Station Lane, Witney OX28 4XZ. About 10 miles west of Oxford, with parking on site.
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