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Press Release – BDB Welcomes Level 3 Inspection to Martin County

Business Development Board Welcomes New Company to Martin County

Level3Inspection brings world-class inspection facility to Stuart

Published Tuesday, January 26, 2010 10:00 am

STUART, FL (January 26, 2010) – The Business Development Board of Martin County (BDBMC) is pleased to welcome Level 3 Inspection (L3I) to Martin County. The company, founded in 2008, has moved in to new professional lab space in the Sawgrass Business Center in Stuart.

L3I currently employs six with an annual average wage of over $70,000 annually. This move to Martin County positions them to hire 33 additional employees over three years at an average wage of $58,000 annually. The company is expected to invest up to $900,000 in taxable property improvements, furniture, fixtures and advanced digital measurement and inspection equipment.

Commissioner Patrick Hayes referred the company to BDBMC for assistance. BDBMC staff worked closely with company leadership to make the company’s transition seamless.

“The business advantages of expanding to Martin County were numerous, and include the new pro-business stance of the BDB and County Commission” stated Bill Greene, L3I’s Founding Director and VP of Business Development. “These preferential advantages also include being closer to many of our aerospace and precision manufacturing clients, being more convenient for some of our employees who already live in or want to move to Martin County, and the economic advantages of lower costs of doing business. Additionally, we are a very ‘green’ company, being literally and completely paperless, and we found a solar-powered office facility to further enhance our environmental interests.”

“There is a good talent base of prospective employees to support our growth in Martin County,” added Scott McAfee, L3I’s Founding Director and VP of Engineering Services. ‘With our organizational expansion and need for both digital competency and precision manufacturing engineering proficiency, we have found Martin County a good resource base, and a good place to invite people to relocate to.”

Level 3 Inspection performs 3D White Light Scanning (WLS) and Computer Aided Inspection (CAI) services for the highest precision manufactured products and production tooling. L3I leads the worldwide dimensional inspection industry with its 21st century measurement and inspection technologies, which is uses to produce the most comprehensive and highly accurate dimensional quality inspection reports for demanding requirements in turbine engine, aerospace, biomedical, and other industries.

“We are pleased that Level 3 Inspection has chosen to expand their business to Martin County, especially with their deep technical roots in aerospace and turbine engines.” said Ron Bunch, executive director of the Business Development Board of Martin County. “We think they will find a synergy here among our existing aerospace and other precision-oriented business sectors. L3I has prospered and grown dramatically through very challenging market conditions, and BDBMC looks forward to continuing to help L3I grow as they move forward in our County.”

For more information about Level3Inspection, please visit the company’s website: https://www.level3inspection.com.

About the BDBMC
The Business Development Board of Martin County is the county’s official economic development organization, and Enterprise Florida, Inc. partner. More information about the organization can be found by visiting www.bdbmc.org.

Press Release – 100% Compliance to New ISO 9001:2008 and AS9100

Level 3 Inspection Achieves 100% Compliance to New ISO 9001:2008 and AS9100 Certification

JUPITER, Fla., Jan. 6, 2010 — Level 3 Inspection LLC (L3I) is proud to announce that it has successfully completed the Quality Management System (QMS) re-certification by meeting or exceeding all of the requirements for ISO 9001:2008 and AS9100 Revision B Certification under the new updated standards of the global quality and aerospace standards. L3I again passed their ISO/AS audit with 100% compliance and zero non-compliance issues.

Throughout the last year of utilizing the company’s embedded QMS, and with the proper management reviews, Vice President of Quality & Engineering Scott McAfee led the refinement of the comprehensive QMS documentation for procedures and processes that covered the entire L3I business offerings. McAfee elected to create the company’s QMS system completely online (with proper login security), for ready access from anywhere, enhanced ease of editing and use, and because the company is strongly promoting its “green” initiatives, which include being a completely paperless business enterprise.

In late December 2008, the initial QMS audit was performed over the course of the two-day comprehensive evaluation. The company, its QMS system, and its implementation/usage of the system all received the 100% compliance rating.

In November 2009, the company again met with their auditor to review the completeness, correctness, and compliance of the original QMS. L3I’s management team, led by McAfee, held their annual management meeting to review both the QMS system and the actual documented results from implemented procedures for the hundreds of projects they have completed over the past year. Yet again, all aspects of this quality system received the 100% compliance rating.

“This world-class international quality standard was important to us and our clients for our immediate business expansion plans,” said Bill Greene, Vice President of Business Development. “There are several prospects and clients in the aerospace, orthopedic, and other industries that require the ISO certification in order to qualify to engage in business. We wanted to exceed that standard and get our AS certification while we were at it, since this market is so diligent and conscientious,” continued Mr. Greene.

L3I’s updated certificate, which includes applicability to Computer Aided Quality Inspection, Product Modernization, CAD Modeling and Reverse Engineering, is posted on their web site, https://www.level3inspection.com, along with the compliment of their other qualifications and certifications for excellence in performing their dimensional and geometric inspection services business. Further background on the company, its professional technical services, and its leadership role in the field of White Light Scanning (WLS) and Computer Aided Inspection (CAI), and their other 21st century measurement and inspection, technologies, services, systems, and solutions are also available on the company’s web site, or by calling 888-4AS-9102 x102.

Contact:

Bill Greene
Founding Director & VP Business Development
Level 3 Inspection LLC
E: bill@level3inspection.com
T: 561.775.7911

Press Release – Automation Designer-Create New Inspections in Minutes

New Automation Designer in Geomagic Qualify 11 enables users to create new inspections in minutes

Innovative V11 features “set new standard for ease of use and productivity”

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., April 29, 2009 – Geomagic announces Geomagic Qualify 11, the latest version of its computer-aided inspection (CAI) software with a new Automation Designer that dramatically reduces the time it takes to create new inspections. Geomagic Qualify 11 will begin shipping on May 4 and is making its public debut next week in the Geomagic booth at Control 2009 in Stuttgart, Germany.

“The most demanding inspections can be designed and automated within minutes using Automation Designer, thanks to its drag-and-drop visual interface,” says John Lockhart, Geomagic Qualify product manager. “There’s no need for macros or any special programming. When something changes in your inspection workflow, be it the reference model or additional analysis that you want to perform, you can easily edit the process you have already designed.”

Easily migrate and test different inspection processes

Using the new Migrate Automation Wizard, existing inspection processes can be easily transferred between reference models for re-use when part designs change. Users simply load the new part and transfer their inspection steps, then Migrate Automation Wizard guides them in resolving areas of the inspection process that need further attention.

Geomagic Qualify 11 also includes options for constructing new features that enable users to simulate tab and slot alignment and define midpoints. With version 11, Geomagic Qualify and Studio are built from the same core technology, ensuring consistency among shared functions and file compatibility between the two applications.

Setting a new standard

“Geomagic Qualify 11 sets a new standard for ease-of-use and productivity in high-precision manufacturing inspection and design analysis,” says Scott McAfee, vice president of engineering at Level 3 Inspection, a leading provider of CAI services and systems for the aerospace industry. “The new automation features will save us time and enable us to quickly adapt inspection routines to new parts and applications, allowing us to deliver higher value to our clientele.”

Available in multiple languages

Geomagic Qualify 11 ships with both 32- and 64-bit editions on the CD, and supports English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Chinese and Japanese languages. Customers with active maintenance can download the Qualify 11 upgrade from Geomagic’s portal:

https://portal.geomagic.com.

About Geomagic Qualify

Geomagic Qualify takes advantage of digital shape sampling and processing (DSSP) to enable fast, easy-to-understand graphical comparisons between CAD models and as-built parts. It is used worldwide to save time and increase accuracy for first-article inspection, inline or shop-floor inspection, MRO, trend analysis, 2D and 3D dimensioning, and automated reporting. Geomagic Qualify is certified by PTB, ANFIA, and major customers such as Honeywell, Fiat, General Motors and Pratt & Whitney.

About Geomagic

Geomagic (www.geomagic.com) simplifies digital shape sampling and processing (DSSP) for more than 8,000 professionals in industries such as automotive, aerospace, medical devices and consumer products. The company’s products and services are used to enable mass customization with the same efficiency and cost as mass production, improve dental care with individually designed devices, speed time to market for consumer products, automate inspection for better quality in dramatically less time, increase safety for NASA shuttle missions, and optimize design for everything from racing cars to blimps. Geomagic has headquarters in Research Triangle Park, N.C., subsidiaries in Europe and Asia, and distributors worldwide.

Press Release – ISO9001-AS100 Certifications

Press Release

Level 3 Inspection Achieves 100% Compliance In ISO 9001 & AS 9100 Certification

Jupiter, FL, USA — January 28, 2009 — Level 3 Inspection LLC (L3I) is proud to announce that it has successfully completed the Quality Management System (QMS) development by meeting or exceeding all of the requirements for ISO 9001:2000 and AS9100 Certification under the rules of the aerospace standard. L3I passed their ISO/AS audit with 100% compliance and zero non-compliance issues.

Starting in May of 2008, Vice President of Operations, Scott McAfee led the creation, organization and refinement of the comprehensive QMS documentation for procedures and processes that covered the entire L3I business. McAfee elected to create the company’s QMS system completely online, for universal access to support, ease of editing and use, with proper login security.

In October, the company met their auditor to review the completeness, correctness, and compliance of the original QMS documentation system. After several weeks of work, including with an ISO and AS conformance consultant, L3I’s management team, led by McAfee, finished the rest of the tasks and held their annual management meeting to review both the QMS system and the actual documented results from implemented procedures.

In late December 2008, the final audit was performed over the course of the two-day comprehensive evaluation. The company, its QMS system, and it’s implementation/usage of the system, all received the 100% compliance rating.

“This world-class international quality standard was important for our immediate business expansion plans,” said Bill Greene, Vice President of Business Development. “There are some prospects and clients in the aerospace industry that require the ISO certification in order to qualify to engage in business. We wanted to exceed that standard and get our AS certification while we were at it, since this market is so properly conscientious.” continued Mr. Greene.

Once issued by the audit review committee, L3I’s certificates will be posted on their web site, www.level3inspection.com along with the compliment of their other qualifications and certifications for excellence in performing their dimensional and geometric inspection services business. Further background on the company, its professional technical services, and it’s leadership role in the field of White Light Scanning (WLS) and Computer Aided Inspection (CAI) are also available on the company’s web site or by calling 888-4AS-9102 x102.

Contact:
Bill Greene
Founder, Vice President Business Development
Level 3 Inspection LLC
E: bill@level3inspection.com
T: 561.775.7911