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Moving to 3D Model-Based Inspection Improves Shop-Floor Quality Control
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Manufacturing Engineering: What’s new in the recently updated X8 inspection software from Verisurf? David Olson: The Verisurf X8 release adds many new
coordinate metrology automation features that make por- table and stationary CMMs more productive for all users across the manufacturing enterprise. For example, a CMM programmer benefi ts from Verisurf Automate object-orient- ed drag-and-drop inspection planning, new 3D rendering and visualization, as well as DMIS and I++ DME standards support. Out on the shop fl oor, a CNC machinist perform- ing in-process inspection will enjoy the new touchscreen CMM operation and upgraded Align-Inspect-Report
automation. Meanwhile, MRO Inspectors out in the fi eld will utilize the latest drivers for new portable CMM arms, 3D scanners and laser trackers from API, Faro, Hexagon, Nikon and Creaform. At SME Prime schools, manufac- turing educators will appreciate new application specifi c curriculum, online training, and affordable training licenses so students can earn coordinate metrology certifi cates at home. Most importantly, quality managers are rewarded with consistently improving coordinate metrology software that is easy to train new staff and maintain across their manufacturing enterprise. ME: What are some advantages in automating inspection techniques that help improve manufacturing productivity? Olson: Model-Based Defi nition (MBD) for inspection, CMM-independent inspection plans, lean in-process inspec-
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tion, and democratizing inspection are major trends helping to improve manufacturing productivity. All manufacturing industries can benefi t from 3D Model- Based Defi nition and inspection. Rapid inspection to 3D CAD models with MBD is the future and hand measurements referencing 2D drawings are on the way out. To be more specifi c, most manufactured parts inspected to a 3D CAD model nominal with associated MBD data are faster, better and cheaper than hand-measuring the same part and com- paring it to a 2D paper drawing. All manufacturing industries see this trend and are making the transition with new inspec- tion hardware, software and training.
“Model-Based Defi nition for inspection, CMM-independent inspection plans, lean in-process inspection, and democratizing inspection are major trends.”
Resource-independent inspection plans allow different people to run the same inspection plan on different CMMs and obtain repeatable results. For instance, a highly profi table fi rst article can be inspected by a machinist with a manual portable CMM on the shop fl oor and the machinist does not need to wait for the CMM bottleneck in the quality room. Lean in-process inspection means you eliminate unnec- essary part movement by inspecting the parts at the point of manufacture rather than routing them all to and from the quality room. Democratizing inspection means that more manufacturing employees can learn much of the specialized coordinate metrologists’ knowledge and process by building it into the measurement software, which can be learned with online video training and practiced at home with download- able training licenses.
David Olson Director, Sales and Marketing Verisurf Software Inc. (Anaheim, CA)
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