API and Kadan Consultants have announced their partnership to make API’s Radian Laser Tracker series ready for distribution and metrology services to expand coverage to underserved West Coast industries.
As the aerospace and space exploration industries have grown, manufacturing on the west coast, particularly in Los Angeles, has exploded. Yet, the ever-increasing demand for precision engineering products and services has not been met with enough local options. API and Kadan offer a combined five decades of dedicated experience in portable laser tracker metrology. Their service technicians have expertise in industries from Aerospace and Defense to Shipbuilding and are knowledgeable in every step of the process from running laser trackers and machines to programming, setup and operations. This partnership unites API’s state-of-the-art Radian Tracker line and Kadan’s history of solution-based metrology services to bring hands-on customer service to these underserved industries.
After nearly two decades of using Faro and Leica trackers, Kadan is making the switch to API. Jody Sjoberg, M.E. & Lead Consultant for Kadan Consultants, says, “You see what the other metrology companies have been doing recently with their old laser trackers; they’ve obsoleted them. And then, look at API. They’re constantly innovating and putting out new products, but everything out there is still serviceable, and they do whatever the customer needs to keep the products moving. That’s important to us.
“Other metrology companies have become so conglomerated, they’re trying to offer everything under the sun; whereas API is a focused company,” said Eric Nemitz, Director of North American Sales for API. “That’s where Kadan fits right in with us. They’re very dedicated, understand solution-based sales, and have a very long history of positive customer service.”
Kadan has already purchased and integrated API’s Radian Laser Trackers for service and engineering work. They are available for demonstration and distribution from Kadan and API upon request.
Related Glossary Terms
- metrology
metrology
Science of measurement; the principles on which precision machining, quality control and inspection are based. See precision machining, measurement.
