WENZEL SCANTEC INTRODUCES NEW MOBILESCAN3D PORTABLE LASER SCANNER TO THE NORTH AMERICAN MARKET

MobileScan3D is a mobile CNC laser scanning solution allowing fully automatic reverse engineering and part inspection verification. Its portability and rapid set-up provides a unique opportunity to scan on location without the tedious and time consuming effort required by other portable scanners.

Giles Gaskell, North American sales manager for 3D Imaging Products for Wenzel/Xspect Solutions says, “For anyone who is looking for portable 3D imaging technology for reverse engineering or inspection, the MobileScan3D system provides the quality and repeatability of a CMM-based laser scanner in a portable and highly flexible system, Fig. 1. MobileScan3D’s configuration is not constrained by a CMM frame or portable CMM arm and has interchangeable laser sensors to adapt to different sizes and shapes of parts, from jewelry to full-sized automobiles. Because MobileScan3D offers full CNC automatic scanning, the accuracy of the acquired dataset is significantly enhanced over the same data acquired by other portable systems and provides automatically structured and ordered data, minimizing subsequent data ‘clean-up’ and processing time. In addition, MobileScan3D can also be used for the verification of production parts against nominal geometry data and can either be used in complete CNC mode or in semi CNC mode where the motors can be disengaged and the laser manually guided to define the scan path before re-engagement for CNC scanning. This semi CNC mode allows for rapid set-up for inspection of one-off parts.”

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OnTheFly – Measurement in Flight

Werth, a manfacturer of optical and multi-sensor coordinate measuring machines, presents the patented “OnTheFly” method for rapid measurement with image processing. Werth ScopeCheck^® and VideoCheck^® coordinate measuring machines can now take measurements while in constant motion.  By flashing the light sources, blurriness due to the motion is eliminated. Start-Stop operation is no longer needed. Measurement time is drastically reduced (up to a factor of 10) and the efficiency of the measuring machine is increased.  This technology is ideal for printed circuit boards or other workpieces with numerous features and the need for short inspection cycles.

Automatic Measuring with RoboMax from Carl Zeiss

RoboMax® connects measuring machines and production lines to an automatic loading system of the parts being measured

Fast and reliable production is vital to a company in a world dominated by global competition. Fully automated production lines with robots and various machines have been around for decades. Quality assurance must keep pace. Carl Zeiss developed RoboMax to make this possible. The system does not require an operator and can run fully automatically 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The parts are automatically fed, measured and sorted. Measurement logs permit verification of the quality at any time.

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