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Better Boat Building Starts with Pre-Planning and Precision Metrology

In greater Downeast Maine, boat builder Hodgdon Yachts plan for the construction of the 100 foot racing yacht.

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Brookfield Renewable Power Plant

Brookfield Renewable Power contracted ECM to conduct a very unique on-site reverse engineering project at their Generating Station.

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Challenges of Neutron Guide Alignment at the NIST Center for Neutron Research

This paper addresses the challenges and the methods used by the ECM metrology team to provide proton therapy alignment with high accuracy.

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Customized Bowling Ball Measurements for Veteran Bowler

Veteran bowler, Ralph Dahlgren, wanted to replicate a favorite bowling ball that had the “perfect grip” for his right hand.

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ECM Assists Villanova in Annual Formula SAE Competition

Each year, teams from colleges around the world design and build race cars for the Formula SAE competition.

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ECM Scans John Hancock Tower

ECM can provide full facility mapping surveys, as-built documentation, and 3D digital modeling.

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High Accuracy Alignment in Proton Therapy

ECM was able to support ProTom by providing portable measurement equipment and the most sophisticated measurement and analysis software on the market.

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Laser Scanning Technology at Northeastern University

ECM Assists Northeastern University Senior Students Construct Vessel using Laser Scanning Technology

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Remaking a Classic Propeller in Quick-Turn Time

Atlantic Trawlers needed an accurate and fast method of measuring the Harmony propeller and generating a representative CAD model of the part.

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Replacing the Belden G. Bly Bascule Drawbridge

The Measurement & Alignment of the Belden G Bly Bascule Drawbridge (Saugus River) Project Description The primary objective of this project (which was awarded to ...

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Restoring Drydock for USS Constitution

While preparing to drydock the USS Constitution for a three year overhaul and renovation, they found a leak in the drydock door.

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Reverse Engineering the Cessna Caravan’s Performance

StandardAero contacted East Coast Metrology to increase the performance of the Cessna Caravan.

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Revolutionizing Aircraft Assembly

A manufacturer of commercial and business aircraft was seeking an automated solution to assemble major components of their new aircraft.

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The Uses and Deployment of Large Volume Laser Scanning

The ability to capture large amounts of spatial data of a territory is quickly becoming a standard project deliverable across many industries.

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Tracking the Tokamak

By utilizing ECM, this national laboratory was able to accomplish the required scan job of the tokamak in record time with the most efficient combination of technology.

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Using 3D Scanning Technology on Roller Coasters

ECM was able to create an as-built model of the roller coaster in which Masoud could run mathematical models and simulations.