The corporate name of Metris has changed to Nikon Metrology NV. Under the Nikon brand, Nikon and Metris will synergise their respective strengths with regards to technology, marketing and services, thereby delivering innovative metrology products with a broad application reach to its worldwide customer base.

Convincing business logic and secured growth path
Nikon Metrology uniquely blends Metris’ innovation leadership in micro metrology with a globally recognised brand. The new organisation yields the most complete metrology offering, as state-of-the-art Nikon 2.5D vision measuring systems excellently complement optical and mechanical Metris 3D metrology solutions. Nikon’s strong company position guarantees future-proof investments and a secured growth path for continued product development and innovation. Nikon Metrology has a strong, well-balanced worldwide marketing, sales and services organisation in place.

“We are delighted to be able to trade under the flag of the powerful Nikon brand, facilitating and accelerating the global rollout of our optical metrology revolution,” stated Bart Van Coppenolle, founder of Metris and today CEO of Nikon Metrology. “We look forward to further invest in future product development and customer support, leveraging the strength of a strong international technology group. Together, we will strengthen our leadership position as an optical metrology innovator, and firmly extend trade with our global customers and business partners.”

Offering complementary product portfolios
Always at the forefront of contactless 3D inspection, Metris introduced groundbreaking innovations across the entire micro-metrology spectrum: digital 3D laser scanners, X-ray metrology with industrial computer tomography (CT) in addition to Laser Radar and iGPS for large-scale metrology applications.

Nikon Instruments, a market leader in optical instrumentation, spans the accuracy range from several microns to submicron level. Automated NEXIV VMR vision inspection systems offer smart, premium optics for highly accurate 2.5D surface analysis. Measuring microscopes, optical comparators and autocollimators are among other powerful Nikon dimensional metrology and industrial inspection solutions.

Better serving customers through a global organisation
Being part of the renowned Nikon organisation will have a major impact on efficiently bringing metrology solutions to market on a worldwide scale. The Nikon Metrology products will be marketed by a worldwide sales, marketing and services force, providing optimum coverage across Asia, Europe and USA. At the European Productronica 09 trade show in Munich, Germany (November 10–13), Nikon Metrology will exhibit for the first time its widest metrology product range, creating market visibility for the new organisation.