What if a coordinate measuring machine is not enough?
What happens if the coordinate measuring machine becomes a bottleneck?
A coordinate measuring machine is certainly the first step for a company that wants to approach metrology in a more structured way.
Without eliminating the manual systems, companies can take a step forward with optical coordinate measuring machines.
It is objective, automatic, repeatable but above all it substantially improves measurement.
After purchasing their first optical coordinate measuring machine, companies begin their journey to standarisation and improved-quality.
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What happens if the coordinate measuring machine becomes a bottleneck?
This situation is not rare at all.
That tool that seemed quick and automatic becomes integral for all parts produced.
The tooling, the programming, but also the measuring time itself.
How to avoid this situation?
This depends on what is being produced.
There are parts that can only be measured with an optical coordinate measuring machine due to the geometry and required accuracy. In this case you will have to buy a second identical instrument.
In the majority of the cases, a different instrument is often seen alongside a coordinate measuring machine.
Those who opt for a second measurment solution will be motivated by an unknown or new part.
It won’t make your laboratory faster, but it will certainly solve issues around the measurement of small details where contact measurement just can’t reach.
On the other hand, those who make their choice on the disire to lighten the work of their CCM will look for a shopfloor solution.
Measurement solutions directly on the shopfloor, integrated with data collection systems. A true quality system, but without the limitations of traditional the contact systems.
Here’s the good news; during the last few years optical measurement machines have evolved to operate accurately and efficiently, right on the shopfloor.
This allows you to have all measument repeatability, combined with the possibility of measuring small details, with a totally automatic system, directly on the production line.
The other good news is that they are very fast. Being able to measure an entire view of the part with a single click.
Relevant data will be sent to the statistical software for complete control of your production process.
The Metrios system is one of these solutions.
It is unique in acquiring a very high resolution photo of the entire measuring range.
There is no need to position, reference or lock the part. The software finds the references automatically even if they are small.
If there are several part on the bed, multiple measurements are taken at the same time.
The operator will be able to see the image of the part greatly enlarged, this is useful in case there may be dirt on the surface of the part.
The same image can be used offline for programming, saved to be stored or viewed by the metrology room alongside the measuring data itself.
The advantage of these shopfloor measuring machines is that they are fast, simple and connected to the entire company system.
Nowadays you don’t need to be at a desk to get information. Just as you dont need to be in the metrology room to measure.
Information is accessible everywhere, even on the shopfloor, especially if it is required to inform the machine. The metrology room controls the process without being in production.
Our optical coordinate measuring machines, have an ally that measures parts even before reaching the metrology room.
Sheared, laser-cut, punched, sintered, precision small parts can be measured with the optical machine. Coordinate measuring machine free for more complex parts.
If you want to know more, download the guide "Comparing measuring instruments" or our product catalogue.
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Without eliminating the manual systems, companies can take a step forward with optical coordinate measuring machines.
It is objective, automatic, repeatable but above all it substantially improves measurement.
After purchasing their first optical coordinate measuring machine, companies begin their journey to standarisation and improved-quality.
What happens if the coordinate measuring machine becomes a bottleneck?
This situation is not rare at all.
That tool that seemed quick and automatic becomes integral for all parts produced.
The tooling, the programming, but also the measuring time itself.
How to avoid this situation?
This depends on what is being produced.
There are parts that can only be measured with an optical coordinate measuring machine due to the geometry and required accuracy. In this case you will have to buy a second identical instrument.
In the majority of the cases, a different instrument is often seen alongside a coordinate measuring machine.
Those who opt for a second measurment solution will be motivated by an unknown or new part.
It won’t make your laboratory faster, but it will certainly solve issues around the measurement of small details where contact measurement just can’t reach.
On the other hand, those who make their choice on the disire to lighten the work of their CCM will look for a shopfloor solution.
Measurement solutions directly on the shopfloor, integrated with data collection systems. A true quality system, but without the limitations of traditional the contact systems.
Here’s the good news; during the last few years optical measurement machines have evolved to operate accurately and efficiently, right on the shopfloor.
This allows you to have all measument repeatability, combined with the possibility of measuring small details, with a totally automatic system, directly on the production line.
The other good news is that they are very fast. Being able to measure an entire view of the part with a single click.
Relevant data will be sent to the statistical software for complete control of your production process.
The Metrios system is one of these solutions.
It is unique in acquiring a very high resolution photo of the entire measuring range.
There is no need to position, reference or lock the part. The software finds the references automatically even if they are small.
If there are several part on the bed, multiple measurements are taken at the same time.
The operator will be able to see the image of the part greatly enlarged, this is useful in case there may be dirt on the surface of the part.
The same image can be used offline for programming, saved to be stored or viewed by the metrology room alongside the measuring data itself.
The advantage of these shopfloor measuring machines is that they are fast, simple and connected to the entire company system.
Nowadays you don’t need to be at a desk to get information. Just as you dont need to be in the metrology room to measure.
Information is accessible everywhere, even on the shopfloor, especially if it is required to inform the machine. The metrology room controls the process without being in production.
Our optical coordinate measuring machines, have an ally that measures parts even before reaching the metrology room.
Sheared, laser-cut, punched, sintered, precision small parts can be measured with the optical machine. Coordinate measuring machine free for more complex parts.
If you want to know more, download the guide "Comparing measuring instruments" or our product catalogue.
DOWNLOAD GUIDE DOWNLOAD CATALOGUE