Distributed large volume metrology (DLVM) technologies have the potential to unlock new forms of flexible, traceable industrial automation. By enabling real-time robot guidance, agile reconfiguration, and dynamic process correction, DLVM can support manufacturing environments where both precision and adaptability are required.

Despite this potential, adoption within the UK remains limited. Key barriers include a lack of standardised performance characterisation, particularly for dynamic measurements, and limited awareness of emerging test methods.

This one-day technical workshop in collaboration with the National Physics Institure (NPI) and the Advanced Machinery and Productivity Institute (AMPI) brings together system manufacturers, integrators, and industrial end users to explore the current state of DLVM in manufacturing. The event focuses specifically on dynamic measurement (measuring objects in motion), highlighting industry challenges, capturing user requirements, and providing an opportunity for NPL to demonstrate a proposed test methodology that supports in situ system characterisation, system development, and future standardisation activities.

To help tailor the workshop to the needs and experience of participants, we ask all delegates to complete a brief pre‑event questionnaire (five multiple choice questions). Your responses will help us align the agenda with real industrial requirements. Please complete the questionnaire here.

Who Should Attend

This workshop is specifically for organisations that use, develop, integrate, or rely on distributed or large volume metrology systems for measuring objects in motion.

It is intended for technically engaged professionals who require accurate, traceable 6DoF (+ time) measurements in industrial environments.

Ideal attendees include:

• Manufacturers of DLVM hardware/software, motion capture -based metrology, iGPS, and large volume tracking systems
• Robotics and automation integrators deploying metrology enhanced workflows
• Industrial end users in aerospace, automotive, energy, defence, and large structure assembly
• Organisations developing robot guidance, digital twins, inline metrology, or adaptive automation
• Researchers and specialists in precision engineering, calibration, and dynamic measurement
• Standards bodies and stakeholders shaping future test methods for dynamic metrology

Outcomes

Participants will leave with:

• A clear understanding of current DLVM characterisation capabilities and limitations for dynamic measurement
• Insight into NPL’s proposed dynamic test method and its role in future certification
• A voice in shaping emerging metrological standards for DLVM

Opportunities for collaboration, early trials, and system benchmarking.

More information and registration 

Event Address:

AMRC Factory 2050
Sheffield Business Park
Sheffield
South Yorkshire
United Kingdom
S91ZA

Event Organiser:

National Physics Laboratory