Real Shops.
Real Results.
See how quality engineers in aerospace, medical device, and contract manufacturing eliminated CMM setup bottlenecks — in their own words, on camera, and with documented results.
*Estimated based on documented customer applications.
See It Running
In Real Shops
No slide decks. No stock footage. Watch real application walkthroughs and unscripted customer reactions recorded live on the show floor.
Steve Phillips — Benefits of Inspection Arsenal®
Steve Phillips, Founder of Phillips Precision, explains how Inspection Arsenal was designed to break the inspection bottleneck — the LEAN principles behind the system and what it means for throughput.
Allan DeLisle — Modular Inspection in Practice
End-user education from an experienced metrology professional. Real CMM setups, real part families, real application decisions — how the system works in a production inspection environment.
EASTEC — Quality Engineers on Camera
Quality engineers and shop owners recorded live on the EASTEC show floor. Unscripted. Their words, their shops, their results.
What Customers
Achieved With Inspection Arsenal®
Named companies, real challenges, documented outcomes. This is what the system looks like when it goes to work in a production quality lab.
Kennebec Technologies
Challenge: Kennebec needed a quick-change fixture system that could scale CMM usage across their shop floor without requiring dedicated operator expertise for every setup.
Outcome: Adopted Loc-N-Load™ as the backbone of a “self-serve” inspection process — any trained operator can fixture and run, reducing dependency on senior metrology staff and increasing CMM utilization per shift.
Triangle Manufacturing
Challenge: Setup variation across shifts was introducing inconsistency into inspection results. Different operators were producing different datums on the same part family.
Outcome: Standardized on modular fixturing across all CMM stations. Precision-ground locating pins deliver the same datum every setup, regardless of which operator is running the machine — consistent results, shift over shift.
Methods Machine Tool (Zeiss)
Challenge: The MMTS training program needed a fixturing system that could teach trainees modern LEAN inspection practices — not outdated custom-fixture workflows that don’t reflect how leading shops operate.
Outcome: Loc-N-Load™ is now used to introduce every Zeiss CMM trainee to the most modern, modular approach to inspection fixturing — setting the standard for how the next generation of metrology professionals expects to work.
What Quality Engineers
Are Saying
From metrology engineers to VPs of Operations — the people who run CMMs every day.
“I love using the Loc-N-Load™ plates. They are fast, convenient, and reliable for CMM changeovers. I recommend them to anyone using multiple setups in a fast-paced environment.”
Steven Sarasin Metrology Engineer · Milwaukee Tool“We have a bottleneck in our QC department because our PalleTech machine produces parts faster than we can inspect. These clamps help us inspect parts faster — boosting productivity of both machines.”
Scott Ferrecchia Vice President · Lincoln Tool & Machine“Phillips Precision is highly respected in the industry. They are our go-to design and fixture build house for high precision metrology holding fixtures. Mike and Sam are both knowledgeable and easy to reach and frequently follow up on their high-quality fixture builds to make sure customers are fully satisfied.”
Maureen Peterson Metrology Manager · SMC, LTDThe LEAN Inspection
Framework
Inspection Arsenal wasn’t designed to be a better fixture — it was designed to eliminate waste from the inspection process entirely. The system maps directly to the Wastes of LEAN manufacturing, addressing the specific wastes that make CMM inspection the production bottleneck in most shops.
Every hour your CMM is being set up is an hour it isn’t measuring parts. In an AS9100 or ISO 13485 environment, that’s a hidden cost buried in your burden rate that never appears on a line item — until you eliminate it.
The Loc-N-Load™ system was engineered from the ground up to target each of these wastes directly. The result isn’t incremental improvement — it’s a fundamental change to how fast your lab can move.
- ⏱Waste: Waiting
CMM sits idle during manual setup. Offline fixturing with Loc-N-Load™ means the machine never stops — the next plate is ready before the current run finishes.
- 🚶Waste: Motion
Operators searching for clamps, building setups from scratch, hunting for documentation. Modular fixture plates in job boxes put everything in one place, every time.
- 📊Waste: Defects
Inconsistent setups introduce measurement error — visible in gage R&R data and audit findings. Precision-ground locating pins deliver the same datum every run, regardless of operator.
- 🔁Waste: Over-Processing
Re-fixturing the same part family from scratch every run. With dedicated plates per job, setup is done once — documented, stored, and repeatable indefinitely.
- 📦Waste: Inventory
Stockpiling custom fixtures that are obsolete the moment a part revision hits. One modular platform handles unlimited part families — no obsolete fixture inventory.
Built for Regulated
Manufacturing
Inspection Arsenal products are specified in quality management systems worldwide — from aerospace primes to ISO 13485 medical device facilities.
Regulated environments require more than a fast fixture — they require documented, traceable, repeatable setups that can withstand an AS9100 or ISO 13485 audit. Loc-N-Load™ precision-ground locating pins and the patented docking system deliver identical part location every run. Document it once. Reproduce it indefinitely. Every setup is inherently audit-ready.
You’ve Seen the Evidence.
Ready to See It on Your Parts?
Most customers place their first order within a week of the demo. 30 minutes with an Applications Specialist — your CMM, your parts, your specific setup challenge. No generic pitch. No obligation.