End-to-End Metrology Approach Showcases Quality 4.0 and Digital Twin Solution
Dimensional Control Systems (DCS) has partnered with Metrologic Group and ZeroTouch Metrology to combine solutions at the IMTS 2024 show in Chicago, Illinois. This combined solution provides manufacturers a hardware agnostic end-to-end metrology approach that can incorporate any existing hardware, while fully leveraging new technology including Quality 4.0 and the Digital Twin. This solution is being demonstrated live at IMTS 2024 show from September 9th to the 14th at the McCormick Place in downtown Chicago, Il.
As a part of Sandvik Group, all three companies share a common link, fomenting new levels of cooperation that have taken advantage of Quality 4.0 to interconnect traditionally siloed elements of manufacturing, allowing manufacturers to drive quality downstream from earlier design and development. Utilizing Quality 4.0 and QIF, a storage framework for product manufacturing information (PMI), this new solution harnesses the true power of CAD to allow each step of the product life cycle to take advantage of the work done before. This relieves the need for constant re-engineering, development, and interpretation at each step of the manufacturing process by using a one true source of information, and allowing all parties to use the same source, thus unifying your organization around a single vision and process.
This new solution begins in design by testing, simulating, and optimizing the CAD data, pulling in other elements from FEA, dimensional analysis, and engineering to create a true digital twin of the product. This digital twin can be interacted with and tested as if it were a physical prototype in order to validate production methods, assembly processes, machine capability, and environmental storage. Harnessing PMI embedded in the CAD, metrology and manufacturing can pull straight from the source to develop measurement and inspection plans, cutting programs, assembly processes, and quality checks. From here, the solution provides quality data management to monitor all these processes in real-time, while delivering up to date information for decision making, root cause analysis, and corrective actions.
At IMTS 2024, this combined solution comes together in the real world, showcasing the power of Sandvik Metrology solutions to simply manufacturing by making the process easier, connections between software simpler, and leveraging advanced systems to tackle complex problems.
“The combination of Sandvik Metrology Group technology allows for a seamless solution like never before, with DCS bookending the process with design engineering technology and quality data management, Metrologic’s high end metrology software and inspection devices, and then complemented by ZeroTouch inspection, this new end-to-end solution provides a single source of quality for manufacturers.” Said Thagu Vivek, Director of Quality Data Management (QDM) Solutions. “As a universal solution, manufacturers do not need to replace existing equipment, but can instead incorporate it to get real value out of legacy technology while being able to tap into new advancements. This makes it economical, as well as impactful, for both small and large manufacturers regardless of size or number of locations.”
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