FocalSpec, Inc.
Measuring instruments
Company Overview and Mission
LMI Technologies, a member of the TKH Group, stands as a global leader in 3D smart sensor technology, dedicated to advancing industrial factory automation since 1998. The company's core mission revolves around enabling factories to achieve 100% inspection, minimize waste through optimization, and enhance overall efficiency by simplifying automation processes. This commitment is underpinned by their guiding philosophy: 'Automate. Inspect. Optimize.' LMI's internal culture is influenced by the J.E.D.I. code – Justify, Excel, Drive, and Integrity – reflecting values of clarity, mastery, customer focus, and respect.
Products and Technologies
LMI offers an extensive portfolio of 3D smart sensors, primarily under the Gocator® brand, complemented by FocalSpec® Line Confocal Imaging (LCI) sensors and the powerful GoPxL® software platform. Gocator sensors are all-in-one devices that integrate 3D scanning, measurement, and control. Their offerings include a variety of sensor types:
- Laser Line Profilers: Series like the 2100, 2300, 2400, 2500, 2600, and 6300, providing resolutions up to 6500+ points per profile and scan rates up to 20 kHz for moving targets, with blue laser options for challenging, shiny surfaces.
- Multi-Point Profile Scanners: The Gocator 200 series, modular systems for applications like wood optimization, incorporating 3D profiles, tracheid detection, and color vision.
- Snapshot Sensors: Gocator 3210 and 3500 series, utilizing blue-LED structured light for high-resolution inspection of stationary objects, suitable for robotic pick-and-place applications and UR+ certified integration.
- Line Confocal Imaging (LCI) Sensors: Gocator 4000 and 5500 series, delivering sub-micron precision and high speeds (up to 40 kHz) for inspecting transparent, multi-layered, or highly reflective materials.
The GoPxL® IIoT vision inspection software provides a web-based interface, multi-sensor alignment capabilities, and built-in measurement tools. It supports standard industrial communication protocols and can be accelerated by GoMax® smart vision accelerators. LMI also provides FactorySmart® AI Solutions, offering turnkey deep learning systems for complex, high-variability inspection tasks in sectors such as meat processing and medical devices, available in Core (single line) and Fleet (multi-line) packages.
Applications and Industries
LMI's solutions serve a diverse range of industries globally, including automotive (e.g., weld inspection, gap & flush), consumer electronics (e.g., glue bead, display glass, connector pins), EV battery manufacturing (e.g., electrode coating, weld seam), road and rail (e.g., pavement profiling, track inspection), rubber & tire (e.g., tread, sidewall, extrusion), wood processing (e.g., log and board optimization), packaging (e.g., fill level, dimensioning), food processing (e.g., portioning, sorting), and semiconductor manufacturing (e.g., wafer, BGA inspection). The company's business-to-business approach emphasizes long-term partnerships, providing robust quality control, material optimization, and enhanced automation across various manufacturing environments. LMI maintains training facilities in Vancouver, Munich, and Bengaluru, supporting its international operations.
