Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Cole, Jedd

Titel

New CMMs Gather More Data, Faster

Ist Teil von

• Modern Machine Shop, 2020-04, Vol.92 (11), p.96-101

Ort / Verlag

Cincinnati: Gardner Business Media Inc

Erscheinungsjahr

2020

Quelle

EZB Electronic Journals Library

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Reduced cycle times and more robust graphical reporting To upgrade the inspection capabilities of its measurement laboratory, the quality department at the Chassis & Safety division of automotive equipment manufacturer Continental, located in Veszpren, Hungary, invested in two LK Metrology Altera multi-sensor coordinate measuring machines (CMMs). Quality engineer Tamas Brunner added that the software was not up to the department's standards in respect to automated inspection and GD&T. With so many measuring tasks to process, the CMM was unable to keep up with throughput demands using touch-probe inspection, let alone provide the level of detail necessary. "Parts need to comply to many different tolerances, and the reports provide clear information." Since the twin multi-sensor CMMs were installed in the quality department, the new equipment has provoked interest from Continental's Molding Competence Center, which is evaluating how optical inspection can speed pre-production and development cycles. | Contintental | continental.com | LK Metrology | 810-263-6100 | lkmetrology.com