In today’s environment, we are all being asked to do more, but with less resources. This is especially prevalent in manufacturing – there is a constant need to create efficiencies within manufacturing processes.
One of the aspects of manufacturing where efficiencies can be created is in measurement/inspection. Why does manufacturing need highly-accurate measurements? An increasing number of manufacturers require even more precise measurements for products with various complexities, sizes, and shapes. Metrology helps guarantee the precision and quality of an ever-widening range of products and production processes.
In today’s highly competitive markets where time is money, portable metrology boosts efficiency by supplying the ability to accomplish a job with minimum expenditure of time and effort. The global marketplace requires improved metrology in order for manufacturers to remain or become more competitive.
Traditional inspection tools such as calipers and micrometers are easy to use and inexpensive, but their use for complex parts is very limited, they have high levels of measurement variability or human error, they are not repeatable, and cannot work directly with CAD.
Portable coordinate measuring machines (CMMs) such as articulating arms, laser trackers, and 3D laser scanners provide manufacturers the flexibility, accuracy, and repeatability necessary to compete in today’s efficient environments. They can be used in a variety of locations throughout one plant, provide improved product quality, reduce scrap, comply with Six Sigma and ISO standards, and allow you to write, save, call up and use inspection routines.
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