Leuven, Belgium August 31st , 2006 Metris, the provider of reliable, innovative solutions for dimensional metrology, announces the opening of a local office in Nagoya, Japan. With the opening of the new Metris Japan office, Metris further strengthens its worldwide network of sales offices and establishes a support point for its local customers and distributors in Japan. In the last few years the Metris customer base in the Japanese automotive, aerospace and other advanced manufacturing industries has grown substantially. Through the Metris Japan office, the company is ideally positioned to respond to the growing demand for innovative metrology solutions in Japan. Bert Adams, who previously started the Metris China office, is heading Metris Japan. Metris Japan will strengthen our sales, marketing and customer services capability in the region, and our new office is ideally located in the center of the automotive industry. comments Bart Van Coppenolle, CEO of Metris. Until now Metris has been represented in Japan by local distributors., adds Bert Adams, Sales Director Asia, They will now work in partnership with Metris Japan and will also benefit from the new local support presence. Local support will greatly strengthen the deployment of Metris innovative technologies to Japanese customers. The Metris Headquarters are based in Leuven (Belgium) with additional production and development centers in UK (Derby, London) US (California, Detroit, Virginia), China, Russia, India and Bulgaria. Metris provides a worldwide network of sales and support offices located in Europe, Asia, and the United States. About Metris Metris designs, develops and markets a unique range of 3D hardware and software inspection systems for the automotive and aerospace sectors. The company offers world-class metrology solutions for both design and manufacturing communities. The comprehensive product family covers the full range of measurement volumes required by customers, in both fixed and portable configurations and with optical and touch sensors. Metris provides best-in-class precision equipment and metrology solutions for classical CMM measurements featuring bridge, horizontal arm and gantry CMMs. Metris is the market leader for CMM based laser inspection, with the Metris LC and XC laser scanners offering full surface and feature measurement. Metris Optical CMMs are portable, handheld coordinate measuring machines, with a proven track record in engineering, pre-production, and quality control applications. The Optical CMMs can also be used in motion analysis and robot calibration applications. Metris handheld 3D Scanners are the best-in-class articulated arm scanners for inspection and reverse engineering. The Metris Laser Radar is the top solution available to the manufacturing industry that provides a fully automated, non-contact measurement and inspection capability for large-volume applications of up to 60 meters. The Metris iGPS is a modular, large volume tracking system enabling factory-wide localization of multiple objects with metrology accuracy, applicable in manufacturing and assembly. Metris completes its product portfolio with a full range of complementary software solutions for inspection and reverse engineering applications. The Metris Headquarters are based in Leuven (Belgium) with additional production and development centers in UK (Derby, London) US (California, Detroit, Virginia), China, Russia, India and Bulgaria. Metris provides a worldwide network of sales and support offices located in Europe, Asia, and the United States.

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