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Applied Automation Technologies wins software contract with leading aircraft manufacturer

January 26, 2022 by Mark Allinson Leave a Comment

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 axis closed-loop manufacturing.

Ray Karadayi, president and CEO of Applied Automation Technologies, says: “This CAPPSNC software is truly Factory 4.0 smart manufacturing technology because it is using metrology information throughout the manufacturing process for adaptive control.” [Read more…] about Applied Automation Technologies wins software contract with leading aircraft manufacturer

Filed Under: News, Software Tagged With: aat, adaptive, affer, aircraft, application, applied, automation, axis, cappsnc, cnc, errors, machine, machines, machining, manufacturer, manufacturing, metrology, offsets, on-machine, process, smart, software, technologies, tool

Hexagon unveils automated platform to accelerate autonomous robotic quality assurance

December 16, 2021 by Mark Allinson Leave a Comment

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 or retrofit existing production lines with state-of-the-art autonomous optical inspection cells, accelerating time to market by eliminating historic bottlenecks while providing more complete data direct from the production line as products are made.

HxGN says its robotic automation enables manufacturers to accelerate adoption of Industry 4.0 by intelligently devising optimal inspection routines in a single step; a task that would typically demand significant time and attention from both a metrology and robotics professional. [Read more…] about Hexagon unveils automated platform to accelerate autonomous robotic quality assurance

Filed Under: Features, Manufacturing Tagged With: assurance, automated, automation, autonomous, cells, complex, data, design, enable, enables, enabling, hexagon, hxgn, inspection, lines, manufacturers, manufacturing, measurement, metrology, production, products, professionals, programme, quality, real-time, robotic, robots, sensors, software, systems, time

API and Mitutoyo agree global partnership in metrology

May 12, 2021 by David Edwards Leave a Comment

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 manufacturers around the world, and their need for precise, portable measurement hardware and software has increased to meet this demand. [Read more…] about API and Mitutoyo agree global partnership in metrology

Filed Under: Industry, News Tagged With: api, complete, diverse, equipment, hardware, metrology, mitutoyo, portable, portfolio, software

New Scale Robotics gains Certified System Integrator status from Universal Robots

April 12, 2021 by David Edwards Leave a Comment

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 Robots e-Series collaborative robots (cobots).

It automates the tedious process of manually measuring small parts for quality control and recording the data for statistical analysis. [Read more…] about New Scale Robotics gains Certified System Integrator status from Universal Robots

Filed Under: Industrial robots, News Tagged With: certified, cobots, collaborative, csi, customers, deploy, easily, henderson, integrator, kit, manufacturing, metrology, ongoing, parts, q-span, robotic, robotics, robots, scale, status, system, tools, universal, ur, workstation

LK Metrology introduces ‘ultra accuracy’ portable measuring arms

February 18, 2021 by David Edwards Leave a Comment

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 LK to 34. [Read more…] about LK Metrology introduces ‘ultra accuracy’ portable measuring arms

Filed Under: Industry, News Tagged With: accuracy, arm, arms, axis, classic, cmm, company, freedom, including, inspection, lk, measuring, metrology, models, percent, portable, probing, products, range, scan, select, software, static, touch, ultimate

Laser interferometry: An enabling technology for optimized automated manufacturing

May 12, 2020 by David Edwards Leave a Comment

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 a “necessary evil” in manufacturing scenarios to enabling technologies, allowing the measurement of previously impossible part characteristics and therefore driving innovation across numerous industry sectors.

It is arguable that best-in-class metrology solutions are the catalyst that drive the trend towards miniaturization, higher precision, faster throughput, and fewer rejects.

As the old adage goes, “If you can’t measure it, you can’t make it”, but if you can measure to the required accuracy repeatably, then the sky is the limit in terms of producing cutting-edge parts and components. [Read more…] about Laser interferometry: An enabling technology for optimized automated manufacturing

Filed Under: Design, Features Tagged With: cambridge, company, control, interferometry, laser, manufacturing, measurement, metrology, mirror, mirrors, mx, process, software, solution, technology, zygo

Overcoming metrology bottlenecks in additive manufacturing

April 13, 2020 by David Edwards Leave a Comment

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 they can also build stronger, lighter weight parts, reduce material consumption, and benefit from assembly component consolidation across a range of applications.

These advantages have been well documented during the last 10-20 years as additive manufacturing has emerged as a truly disruptive technology for not just prototyping but also production, and are invariably seen as being enabled by the additive hardware that builds the parts. [Read more…] about Overcoming metrology bottlenecks in additive manufacturing

Filed Under: Design, Features Tagged With: additive, csi, instrument, leach, manufacturing, measurement, metrology, parts, production, surface, technology, zygo

RapidFit uses new horizontal arm device to measure components for automotive sector

April 13, 2020 by David Edwards Leave a Comment

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, to produce workpiece locators that are added to standard fixture components.

The technology enables vehicle production to be streamlined, as innovative fixtures can be constructed with enhanced functionality and better repeatability. [Read more…] about RapidFit uses new horizontal arm device to measure components for automotive sector

Filed Under: Design, Features Tagged With: accuracy, automotive, camio, cmm, components, customers, elements, fixture, fixtures, hc, high, holding, inspection, lk, locators, metrology, produced, quality, rapidfit, time

International System of Units agreement being commemorated today

May 20, 2019 by David Edwards

Intergovernmental organization BIPM outlines historic changes to the International System of Units, or the SI

Today, May 20, is World Metrology Day, commemorating the anniversary of the signing of the Metre Convention in 1875.

This treaty provides the basis for a coherent measurement system worldwide that underpins scientific discovery and innovation, industrial manufacturing and international trade, as well as the improvement of the quality of life and the protection of the global environment.

The theme for World Metrology Day 2019 is “The International System of Units – Fundamentally Better”. [Read more…] about International System of Units agreement being commemorated today

Filed Under: Design, Features Tagged With: base, based, bipm, change, changes, constant, day, definitions, ensure, historic, institutes, intergovernmental, international, kilogram, measurement, metrology, national, organization, science, si, system, theme, today, units, users, worldwide

Industry 4.0 highlights need for dimensional metrology amid competition in discrete manufacturing, says Frost

September 19, 2018 by David Edwards

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Higher automation drives demand for metrology software across verticals, says Frost & Sullivan

The rise of the Industrial Internet of Things has altered the manufacturing landscape, with manufacturers of all sizes looking to automate their systems and adopt modern measurement technologies like dimensional metrology to stay competitive.

The impact of the Mega Trend, Industry 4.0, has been particularly significant in discrete manufacturing industries, where inspection has traditionally been the most prominent phase of any manufacturing process due to compliance requirements.

Europe’s stringent governmental regulations, with regard to product quality and warranty costs, have established it as a huge market for the latest dimensional metrology equipment.  [Read more…] about Industry 4.0 highlights need for dimensional metrology amid competition in discrete manufacturing, says Frost

Filed Under: Features Tagged With: dimensional metrology, frost and sullivan, metrology

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