Precision Manufacturing at Scale: How Zoeller Relies on PolyWorks DataLoop
Zoeller, one of Europe’s leading municipal equipment manufacturers, uses PolyWorks|DataLoop™ to give its entire team—engineers, metrologists, and CAD designers—instant access to reliable 3D measurement data across every stage of production.
Zoeller is one of Europe’s foremost manufacturers of municipal equipment, specialising in lifting systems for waste collection vehicles. Based in Europe, the company produces over 50 lifting systems per week in various configurations, all meeting the highest environmental and quality standards. Its multidisciplinary team of designers, engineers, and metrologists relies on 3D metrology at every stage of the production process.
The Challenge
As Zoeller’s production volumes grew, so did the need for a smarter approach to 3D measurement data. With three measuring arms operating continuously across the production floor, the team needed a way to make measurement results instantly accessible to all stakeholders—designers, process engineers, and technologists—without requiring a metrologist to intervene every time. Remote access and real-time data sharing became a critical requirement.
The Solution
After attending a PolyWorks Europa seminar in Prague, Zoeller discovered PolyWorks|DataLoop and immediately saw its potential. The solution was installed and fully operational within a week, enabling every team member—from the office or remotely—to independently click on any area of a part and display the corresponding 3D deviation data, with no metrologist involvement required. Within six months, the number of active users had doubled, with the engineering, quality, and technology departments all on board.
“PolyWorks|DataLoop transformed our operations. What began as a remote access solution has become an indispensable part of our daily work. Our team can now make faster decisions based on reliable data, whether we’re at our desks or working from home.”
— Jaroslav Melen, Zoeller System Ltd.
Thanks to PolyWorks|DataLoop, Zoeller has made 3D measurement data a shared resource across its entire organization. The platform is now the cornerstone of Zoeller’s quality control process, enabling faster decision-making as well as seamless collaboration between engineering and production teams, and giving them the confidence that, as production expands, their quality processes will scale right alongside it.
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