QUALITY & METROLOGY FAST & PRECISES
component, Fluorocarbon’s new vision
measuring system can accurately inspect
parts in a rapid, fully automated way.
The company’s quality staff now simply
load a batch of ve components onto a
xture located on the Quick Vision Active’s
stage, recall the relevant inspection program
and start the fully automated inspection
At Fluorocarbon Company, by using
Mitutoyo’s Quick Vision Active CNC
vision measuring system, components
can now be fully inspected in just two
minutes – previously the same task
took more than 15 minutes
routine. At the end of each measuring
sequence, ve detailed component
inspection reports are generated, then a
new batch of components is loaded onto the
machine.
Each component can now be fully
inspected in just two minutes, whereas
previously the same task took more than
15 minutes. In addition, the accuracy and
repeatability of the Quick Vision Active has
removed the human element from the
components’ inspection process and has
ensured that ‘right rst time – every-time’
component inspection takes place.
Fluorocarbon Company business line
leader-engineering Stephen Dixon explains:
“As well as being BS.EN.ISO. 9001:2015-
and AS9100D-approved, Fluorocarbon has a
long list of additional approvals. We have
earned a global reputation for our pro ciency
in machining complex components from
challenging materials and also for our ability
to supply consistently high quality
components.
“In order to solve our inspection capacity
problem, related to our global customer’s
complex components, we considered
solutions from several leading metrology
companies. Although, following an in-depth
practical demonstration, we found that
Mitutoyo’s Quick Vision Active was the ideal
CNC vision measuring system for our
demanding needs.
“In addition to being easy to program and
use, as it is a non-contact vision-based
system, it is ideal for measuring parts that
would deform under contact. Also, the Quick
Vision Active provides the levels of accuracy
that we require and the speed that allows it
to make light work of the high volumes of
the complex components now passing
through our Quality Department. Last but not
least, our customer really appreciates the
comprehensive inspection reports that our
new Mitutoyo system generates.”
Industry & product news in brief
Faro Technologies will be presenting a selection of its latest
metrology products at Southern Manufacturing 2020 (11-13
February, Farnborough). https://is.gd/ukapof
Tinius Olsen will be exhibiting at Make Measurement Matter at
the British Motor Museum, Gaydon on 12 March next year.
https://is.gd/ihamum
Vision Engineering, a manufacturer of visual inspection and
measurement technologies, has sold over 20,000 Mantis
microscope products in the past ve years. https://is.gd/uboquc
Steve Shickell has been appointed as sales and marketing
director (UK & Ireland) by LK Metrology, a British manufacturer
and exporter of co-ordinate measuring machines.
https://is.gd/ajiwig
Items of newly developed and enhanced functionality have
been added to the latest Javelin MRP and production control
software released by Hexagon, including updates to works
orders, bills of materials, purchasing, scheduling, planning board
functions and traceability. https://is.gd/uhacek
Bowers Group has launched the Innovatest Falcon 600 precon
gured automated hardness testing system into the UK
marketplace. https://is.gd/ayanat
GOM has introduced an optical measuring machine – the ATOS
5 for Airfoil – that is particularly suited to small parts and
complex freeform surfaces. https://is.gd/ifojap
Schuler has developed a system for die monitoring, based on
the latest camera technology. With the help of these cameras,
foreign bodies and other potential hazards can be detected
before systems and parts become damaged. https://is.gd/odafuc
Creaform’s HandyScan AeroPack is a 3D scanning solution
suite for aircraft quality control duties. https://is.gd/ehigol
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