Tag: metrology
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LK Metrology launches new range of robotic measuring arms
LK Metrology has launched a new range of portable 6-axis and 7-axis measuring arms to replace the 34 original versions it introduced in 2021. Unlike their predecessors, 6-axis Freedom Arm v2 products offer full IP54 protection from water splashes and the ingress of dust and particles, delivering reliable, repeatable, 3D tactile inspection and measurement in…
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Danfoss installs 3D scanner robot that can measure components to within a micron
Danfoss Power Solutions, a supplier of mobile and industrial hydraulics as well as electric powertrain systems, has invested in an advanced 3D scanner robot for its joystick manufacturing lines in Nordborg, Denmark. The company says the new device is boosting inspection routines by measuring component dimensions to “micron-level precision, providing customers with even higher product…
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Applied Automation Technologies wins software contract with leading aircraft manufacturer
Applied Automation Technologies has secured what it describes as “a major software contract” with a leading North American aircraft manufacturer. The agreement involves the integration of AAT’s CAPPSNC software to directly interface with controllers on large CNC machines to provide dimensional metrology data for CMM reports, adaptive work offsets, and adaptive tool offsets for 3-5…
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Hexagon unveils automated platform to accelerate autonomous robotic quality assurance
Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division, which supplies smart manufacturing technologies to giants from Volkswagen to Boeing, has unveiled its HxGN Robotic Automation, which it describes as a “pioneering robotic programming and control software” that enables non-specialist quality professionals to program industrial robots to perform fully automated quality inspection. The platform enables manufacturers to equip greenfield factories…
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API and Mitutoyo agree global partnership in metrology
API Metrology, the inventor of the laser tracker, is partnering with the leading measurement and inspection solutions provider to complete the most diverse metrology hardware and software portfolio. API and Mitutoyo have agreed a partnership to distribute API’s portable dimensional metrology equipment throughout Mitutoyo’s worldwide network. Production times and tolerances continue to grow tighter for…
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New Scale Robotics gains Certified System Integrator status from Universal Robots
New Scale Robotics is now a Certified System Integrator (CSI) for Universal Robots. This enables New Scale to sell and deploy UR collaborative robots with its Q-Span Workstation Kits for small part measurement. The Q-Span Workstation Kit is a UR+ Certified Application Kit, designed and manufactured by New Scale Robotics to work with the Universal…
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LK Metrology introduces ‘ultra accuracy’ portable measuring arms
LK Metrology has introduced what it describes as “ultra-accuracy” portable measuring arms. The company has expanded its Freedom arm range of 3D articulating arm metrology systems, or portable measuring arms, with the launch of five models in both 6-axis and 7-axis variants. The 10 new arms bring the total number of different varieties available from…
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Laser interferometry: An enabling technology for optimized automated manufacturing
By Tyler Steele, product manager – laser interferometers, Zygo In this article, precision Beryllium mirror manufacturer Cambridge Technology explains how the use of interferometry hardware and software solutions has streamlined its manufacturing processes and added efficiencies as well as time and cost-savings across the company. Technological advances over recent years have elevated metrology from being…
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Overcoming metrology bottlenecks in additive manufacturing
By Eric Felkel, product manager optical profilers, Zygo Corporation Undoubtedly there are many benefits associated with the use of additive manufacturing as a production technology. Across industries, manufacturers exploit the fact that through the use of additive manufacturing they can not only build complex parts – in one piece – which were previously impossible, but…
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RapidFit uses new horizontal arm device to measure components for automotive sector
Materialise Group spin-off RapidFit has implemented a horizontal-arm co-ordinate measuring machine (CMM) manufactured by LK Metrology in Derbyshire, UK to check the accuracy of bespoke gaging and holding fixtures produced for the automotive industry. Based in Leuven, Belgium, RapidFit has reduced costs and lead-times by making use of additive manufacturing, also known as 3D printing,…