Sensors, recorded software and downloadable software for use in manufacturing and inspection of manufactured components; scanning inspection machines for the physical inspection of manufactured components; automated inspection machines, recorded software and downloadable software for the physical inspection of factory-made goods; 2D and 3D scanners; automated 2D and 3D scanning machines; scanners for scanning and inspecting objects; non-medical imaging machines for scanning and inspecting objects; non-medical 2D and 3D imaging machines for manufacturing and recorded and downloadable software for operating same; nonmedical shape imaging machines for use in manufacturing; scanning machines for reverse engineering and recorded and downloadable software for operating same; imaging machines for reverse engineering use; inspection machines which identify, reject, inhibit and suppress reflections and distortions caused by reflective surfaces, occlusions and shadows; downloadable software and recorded software which identifies, rejects, inhibits and suppresses reflections and distortions caused by reflective surfaces, occlusions and shadows; optical, laser and machine vision sensors, cameras, detectors, computer hardware, recorded software and downloadable software all for measuring 2D and 3D dimensions, surface roughness, texture, and spectral color; optical and machine vision sensors, cameras, detectors, computer hardware, recorded software and downloadable software all for inspection and metrology of 2D and 3D surfaces; sensors for use in semiconductor and electronics manufacturing and recorded and downloadable software for operating same; non-medical high speed imaging and scanning machines; non-medical high precision imaging and scanning machines; non-medical high accuracy imaging and scanning machines.;