In response to needs throughout industry for portable, flexible solutions to measurement and inspection applications, ROMER's founder patented and marketed the first multi-axis articulated arm for tube inspection in 1973. Today's ROMER® arms are direct descendants of that first innovation, and our cutting-edge designs and technology deliver innovative portable metrology solutions to discerning customers world-wide.

1973
A founder of Eaton Leonard Corporation, Homer Eaton patents then markets a multi-axis articulated arm for tube inspection.

1986
Homer Eaton and Romain Granger start ROMER SARL (ROMER France) to introduce a portable articulated arm.

1989
ROMER Inc. is created to market ROMER France products in North America. ROMER France continues to market outside North America.

1996
ROMER Inc. introduces the 1000 Series Portable CMM, designed and manufactured in the United States. The technology is well received and business begins to grow very rapidly.

1998
On November 3rd, the United States Patent Office awarded U.S. Patent No. 5,829,148 to Homer Eaton.  This important Eaton patent is generally directed to the technology now commonly referred to in the industry as “Infinite Rotation“. Romer first incorporated the technology of the Eaton patent into the 1000i Series portable CMMs, and then into successive models, including Romer's current portable CMMs.

Also that year, ROMER introduced the 7 Axis Linear Rail System, expanding the measuring range for large parts and motor vehicles.

2000
ROMER USA and ROMER France enter into marketing agreement where each will begin marketing into the others' historical territory. In March 2000 ROMER USA establishes CimCore to sell its products outside of North America while ROMER markets products in the U.S.A., Mexico and Canada.

ROMER introduces the high accuracy 3000i™ portable CMM.

2001
ROMER introduces the GridLOK™ 3D large volume measurement system and the STINGER™ portable CMM.

2002
ROMER introduces the SpaceLOK™, the NEW and IMPROVED 3000i™ portable CMM and the NEW STINGER II™ low cost portable CMM.

2003
ROMER introduces the 3000iSC™ seven axes portable CMM, the LSI system - the world's first real-time laser scanning inspection system and the TooLOK™.

2004
ROMER introduces the INFINITE arm at IMTS 2004.

Hexagon AB formally agrees to purchase ROMER.

2005
ROMER relocates to Hexagon Metrology Precision Center in Wixom, Mich., USA.

PC-DMIS Portable released for ROMER Arms.

2006
ROMER joins with Leica Geosytems metrology group to form the Hexagon Metrology Portable Metrology Group, a matching of two innovative brands in the portable metrology universe to offer a complete line of portable industrial metrology solutions.

ROMER Introduces Stinger  IIi with infinite rotation.

2007
ROMER Introduces ScanShark laser scanning packages for inspection and reverse-engineering.

The U.S. patent offices issues a second re-examination certificate for the "Infinite Rotation" patent U.S. #5,829,148, affirming the validity of all its claims, assuring ROMER's claim to this feature in the U.S. marketplace.

ROMER introduces INFINITE 5012 ultra-portable 4 foot arm.

2009

ROMER, Inc. merged into Hexagon Metrology, Inc.