Metrology and Quality News – Online Magazine

To address the increasing need to precisely control the thickness of plastic bottles, tubes, and foils, scientists at the Institute of Production Engineering and Photonic Technologies of TU Wien (TUW) in Austria have devised an ellipsometric inline measurement tool harnessing the advanced technologies of SVS-Vistek polarization cameras.

A premier Central European defense/military ammunition manufacturing factory recently installed 10 high speed inspection machines from General Inspection for small caliber ammunition and ammunition components. 

TCI Precision Metals has announced the installation of the newest Keyence model XM-5000 handheld probe Coordinate Measuring Machine (CMM). Capable of high-accuracy large-area measurement, the XM-5000 is ideal for measuring and quickly verifying tolerances of its Machine-Ready Blanks.

Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division and Nikon SLM have collaborated to redesign a large fabricated aircraft fuel system component using design freedom of additive manufacturing. Using Hexagon’s simulation-led Design for Additive Manufacturing (DfAM) toolchain and Nikon SLM’s advanced multi-laser metal additive manufacturing technology achieved significant lightweighting, part consolidation and precise geometric tolerances. 

They say you can’t teach an old dog new tricks, but ‘Spot’ is here to prove otherwise. The four-legged industrial robot never stops learning, and with its newest capabilities, it’s about to make maintenance operations even smarter.

As the world leader in crash test dummies, new designs with more high-tech features are appearing daily. PolyWorks|Inspector helps Humanetics share information and stay ahead of the curve.

A new machine vision system called Resident 1200 Visual Inspection designed by the German automation solutions and multidimensional machine vision expert Vision On Line has recently been installed at the development center and production plant of a leading global supplier of exhaust turbochargers.

We now load 50 parts on the bed of the CMM and hit the go button. We can get on with other work while the Aberlink CMM inspects all the parts, with fully collated inspection reports for each part at the end of the run – It has transformed how we work!

Digital transformation includes where you acquire the data, how you store and access it, and how it is displayed to those who need it.

The Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Optics and Precision Engineering IOF has been developing systems for the high-speed capture of 3D data for many years. With goCRASH3D, the team is now presenting a new system that records 3D data during crash tests inside the test vehicle.

Automated Surface Processing has been in use in series production since March 2022, using an AI-based process to treat freshly painted vehicle surfaces.

Using the AUTIS Surface Verification System, Nissan has improved its defect detection rate by nearly 7% at its Smyrna, Tennessee, US assembly plant.

Before relying on portable 3D scanners with high-resolution capabilities over large parts, Siemens Energy depended on manual field surveys using photos and conventional tools to carry out its tasks. However, it was common to encounter incomplete or unreliable information, resulting in delays or reduced efficiency during repair and maintenance.

To enhance the precision, accuracy and reliability of its manufacturing processes, steering component manufacturer, Pailton Engineering, has invested further in its optical scanning technology.