An inspection system for evaluating threaded workpieces for conformance to configuration criteria, comprising: - a track configured to translate workpieces through a test section, each workpiece defining a longitudinal axis, and each workpiece translating through the test section creating a workpiece angle (α) which is defined by the longitudinal axis of the workpiece relative to a longitudinal axis of the track; - a mounting plate being configured to adjustably align perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of each workpiece translating through the test section, wherein the workpiece angle (α) is the same as an angular rotation of the inspection plane in relation to the longitudinal axis of the track; - a pair of profile detection devices comprising a light source (46,46a-d) and a detector (48,48a-d), the light source (46, 46a-d) and detector (48, 48a-d) being mounted to the mounting plate, the light source (46,46a-d) being configured to emit a sheet of light having a line defining a beam axis extending parallel to the mounting plate intersecting the longitudinal axis of each workpiece translating through the test section, and the sheet of light having a width (w) extending outward from the beam axis being angled about the beam axis at a beam pitch angle (β), wherein the beam pitch angle (β) significantly aligns the width (w) of the beam with the pitch of a plurality of threads disposed in the workpiece; - the test section being configured to allow the sheet of light to be received by the detector (48,48a-d), wherein each workpiece translating through the test section occludes the sheet of light and the occluded sheets of light are measured by the detectors (48,48a-d). - a track configured to translate workpieces through a test section, each workpiece defining a longitudinal axis, and each workpiece translating through the test section creating a workpiece angle (α) which is defined by the longitudinal axis of the workpiece relative to a longitudinal axis of the track; - a mounting plate being configured to adjustably align perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of each workpiece translating through the test section, wherein the workpiece angle (α) is the same as an angular rotation of the inspection plane in relation to the longitudinal axis of the track; - a pair of profile detection devices comprising a light source (46,46a-d) and a detector (48,48a-d), the light source (46, 46a-d) and detector (48, 48a-d) being mounted to the mounting plate, the light source (46,46a-d) being configured to emit a sheet of light having a line defining a beam axis extending parallel to the mounting plate intersecting the longitudinal axis of each workpiece translating through the test section, and the sheet of light having a width (w) extending outward from the beam axis being angled about the beam axis at a beam pitch angle (β), wherein the beam pitch angle (β) significantly aligns the width (w) of the beam with the pitch of a plurality of threads disposed in the workpiece; - the test section being configured to allow the sheet of light to be received by the detector (48,48a-d), wherein each workpiece translating through the test section occludes the sheet of light and the occluded sheets of light are measured by the detectors (48,48a-d).