This could be especially useful as the Smart Factory and Industrial Internet of Things continue to develop. “These are not traditional automation tasks,” Frost said. “Automatic part loading on a measurement system should be something that any metrology supplier can accom- modate. [Bar-code reading is] instead related to making decisions,” he said. It removes the human factor while enhancing quality. An efficient means of creating a parts
program is just as important. Follow- ing a common trend in the industry, creating programs from reading a CAD model offline is now available in Nikon’s CMM-Manager 3.6. This is the lat- est version of the support software for Nikon’s vision systems. “The previous software used only a joystick to teach-in a program,” Frost said. “This is fairly new to video measurement programs.” Why? Because, in contrast to off-line program- ming a contact probe or even a laser line sensor, a video program must consider lighting, edge effects, glints from reflec- tive surfaces and other effects unique to video. “Simulations can be run and inspection results can be verified in real time. In fact, the more complete the CAD model, the more efficient the inspection process becomes,” said Frost. “With vision, autofocus laser, rotary indexer, and tactile input, we can even measure features and geometry you can’t see with a traditional vision system.” Why does he think there is a push for automation? “The common denomi- nator is that companies are leaning out their work-staff and operations,” Frost said. “They are expecting their em- ployees to be more flexible. They want them to be able to run a CNC mill and a metrology system. We are seeing this across the board, but particularly in job shops where employees need to be a jack of all trades.” Automating metrol- ogy will make this that much easier.
High Volume Automotive “The precision and speed of optical measurement tech- niques is what makes it so good for automation,” agreed An- dreas Blind, vice president of sales, marketing and services
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