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Established in 2014, Unique Measurement Services is a leading provider of services in quality measurement worldwide. The company prides itself on using advanced measuring equipment to provide high accuracy and high precision with fully automated machines. Unique Measurement Services is headquartered in Chennai, India, with offices in Coimbatore, Hosur and Bangalore.
From Poznań in Poland, B3D is a young and dynamic service provider of a full range of 3D services – from reverse engineering, 3D scanning and 3D printing to 3D modelling and rapid prototyping. The business serves both Polish and international customers in the fields of maintenance, plant servicing and quality control, especially those in plant manufacturing and tool making, injection moulding and, more recently, in the medical sector.
For more than 270 years, the name Villeroy & Boch has stood for high-quality ceramic products in the bathroom and wellness as well as dining and lifestyle segments. Founded in 1748, the company is headquartered in an old abbey in Mettlach, Germany, and has 13 production sites in Europe and Asia.
The multisensor machine OPTIV M 3.2.2 equipped with pallet mode not only offers precise and automated dimensional measurements of L’Oréal caps and bottles, but also makes it possible to develop real packaging expertise on other analysis criteria such as deformation and bottle verticality.
A contract producer of sheet metal components says its web shop played a major role in helping the business compensate for a downturn in automotive and mechanical engineering orders caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Founded in 1945, Sub-Zero is a leading player in the home appliances market. Over the decades, the company has developed a range of innovative products in refrigeration, wine storage, and outdoor kitchen appliances. For the new design of its Pro48/36 refrigerators, Sub-Zero innovated its fitting check process with Hexagon’s CALIPRI C14, increasing the quality and reliability of its products.
A steam train not seen since the 1960s is being rebuilt by a group of engineering enthusiasts, assisted by the metrology experts at the University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC). With a little extra help from Hexagon’s advanced industrial laser tracker technology, the team got the measure of a mysterious discrepancy between the original drawings and the actual locomotive.
Vemec is a leading company in the development, production and processing of components for the textile machinery sectors, machine tools, marble and glass processing plants, agricultural machinery and special machinery. Based in Ardesio in the province of Bergamo in Italy, Vemec has over the years specialised in the production of large-sized welded steel parts for companies that do not have facilities for the production of these.
ITW Chemnitz was founded in 1992 as one of the first private research institutes established in Saxony after German reunification. In 1995, the business purchased the first model of the then new optoTOP system. This predecessor of modern 3D scanners was the first system based on newly patented miniaturised projection technology, which is used in an improved form in some of Hexagon’s structured light scanners today.
The Composite Centre of the University of Sheffield’s Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre is a state-of-the-art facility for advanced composite manufacturing research and development. Based in a dedicated extension to the AMRC Factory of the Future, in Rotherham in the United Kingdom, the centre’s research is focused on manufacturing and machining composite components, including hybrid parts that combine high-performance metals and composites in a single structure.
LK Precision i Skogås utanför Stockholm utökar sin mätkapacitet med en ny mätmaskin från Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence.
Construction Mécanique Badimon (CMB) är ett familjeföretag som i över 30 år har specialiserat sig på mekanisk precisionsbearbetning av mekaniska delar i alla storlekar. Företaget är ISO 9001-/EN 9100-certifierat och har medel och förmåga att framställa produkter av hög kvalitet, däribland verktyg, prototypdelar, delar under förproduktion och delar i små, medelstora och stora serier.
Because older touch probe models from some providers are no longer available or would be expensive and time-consuming to repair, Kissendorfer is converting to m&h touch probes. Their m&h IRP25.41 Chamäleon model can be adapted to the receiver systems of other manufacturers in existing machines. The ideal replacement, even when a fast remedy is required following a crash.
Measurement and calibration in the production process not only increase safety, but also allow the operator to maintain tight tolerances, avoid rework and reduce overall
production time. Through individual cycle programming for Doosan lathes, Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence has helped to raise production at a leading manufacturer
of cylinder liners to a whole new level for medium-speed four-stroke engine.
On large machining centres and milling machines, the probe signals must be able to overcome large distances without delay and be transmitted from the interior of workpieces. At Bomacon, touch probes with wireless data transmission by m&h are proving themselves in daily use.
For years, model and mould construction has been measuring using probes and software by m&h. Now tools are also measured in the machine using m&h laser tool setters – with significant improvements in manufacturing.
The software application NC Gage from m&h finally provides measuring functions on machines with controls from Fanuc and other Japanese manufacturers. In the past it was necessary to time-consumingly undertake inspection manually or on other machines, a process that often involved the risk of errors.
A measurement service provider in the small community of Büren an der Aare in the Swiss canton of Berne is pushing the boundaries of 3D metrology, helped by a Leitz Infinity coordinate measuring machine.
A sheet metal specialist is a perfect example of how a small company can build a successful digital ecosystem, bringing its factory in line with the Industry 4.0 philosophy of Smart production.
“Det här ska bli smidesverktyget,” säger Peter Zazis och pekar på en CAD-ritning på sin dataskärm. Vi befinner oss på Modellteknik i Eskilstuna, Sverige, och Peter som arbetar som konstruktör visar hur det går till när de arbetar med Reverse Engineering, eller omvänd konstruktion.
“One of the nicest things about RADAN is that we can program tooling at the part level.” Those are the words of Scheduler and Programmer Sue Conley, of Beach Manufacturing Company (BMC).
Measurement and calibration in the production process not only increase safety, but also allow the operator to maintain tight tolerances, avoid rework and reduce overall
production time. Through individual cycle programming for Doosan lathes, Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence has helped to raise production at a leading manufacturer
of cylinder liners to a whole new level for medium-speed four-stroke engine.
The strategy that has driven over a hundred years of development at agricultural equipment manufacturer CLAAS has been oriented towards innovation from the very origins of the business.
Blomberg & Stensson AB i Katrineholm driver en flexibel produktion som tillverkar allt från prototyper till serieproduktion i små och medelstora serier. De erbjuder även konstruktion, pulverlackering och montering. ”Vi är ett litet, ägarlett företag med mycket hjärta,” säger Stefan Edlund, VD och delägare.
KarT sp. z o.o. was founded by Włodzimierz Kardasz in 1983 as a company offering metalworking services to regional entrepreneurs. Over the years, the commitment of the owner and professionalism of the employees have established the company as a reliable, recommendable supplier.
När det gäller precisionsmätning i en treskiftsprocess kan långsam och arbetskrävande mätteknik vara påfrestande för tålamod och effektivitet. Med ett kvantsprång inom mättekniken har det traditionsrika företaget Stihl i Schwaben nu ökat hastigheten avsevärt för kvalitetstestningen av vevaxlar och vevstakar vid sin huvudanläggning i Waiblingen, Tyskland.
Poncin Metal Group är normbildande på franska marknaden för korrugerad plåt och rörbockningar och en expert på arbete med aluminium, galvaniserat och rostfritt stål och erbjuder en rad tjänster och lösningar, alltifrån prototyper till storskalig produktion.
MPEB utgör en del av LLEDO Industries Group och har specialiserat sig på högnoggrann maskinbearbetning av mekaniska delar och utrustning sedan 1989, speciellt inom flygindustrin, kärnindustrin, läkemedelsbranschen och den mikroelektroniska industrin.
Velan är en av världens ledande industriventiltillverkare och känd som flaggbärare för kvalitet och innovation. Företaget grundades år 1950 och fortsätter att arbeta med sina teknikkunskaper och toppmoderna innovationer för att utforma exceptionella lösningar för robusta fixturer som uppfyller de kritiska kraven för elproduktion, kemiska och petrokemiska produkter, bensin, gas, massa och papper, gruvning, kryogenik och transportindustrin.
Deutsche Bahn's vehicle maintenance is conducted at 15 sites assigned to different product areas. The plant in Bremen, which belongs to the product area of diesel multiple units, is among others responsible for restoring the bogies and wheel sets of the vehicles.
Spanish firm benefits from high accuracy, increase in productivity and reduction in mould and die manufacturing times
When a global hydraulics expert needed to bring tube production to a new site, Hexagon’s Tube Inspection System was a key part of the perfect solution.
To run efficiently, machines require optimised throughput times and freedom from bottlenecks. As a part of quality assurance, this means optimising setup and measuring times and, in particular, reducing the programming time for measuring programs which enable the 3D coordinate measuring machine (CMM) to operate as efficiently.
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År 2002, startade 3B FLUID POWER SRL som en kontraktsstyrd inspektionsfirma, som i huvudsak arbetar med aerodynamiska komponenter. Gradvis har företaget flyttat till andra branscher, och är nu verksamt inom lantbruk, flygteknik och fordonsteknik.
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The Wirthwein AG, a well-known German manufacturer of plastic components for the automotive, railway, electronics and home appliances industries as well as for medical science products, employs an AICON StereoScan in order to process the recorded 3D data of their components for evaluations with respect to geometry, shape and position tolerances and CAD comparisons.
“The first time is always the hardest”. This phrase particularly rings true when you begin to use automated measuring technology. What you really need is a skilled partner and a measuring system that is easy to use. With Hexagon Metrology and the TIGO SF measuring machine, contract manufacturer Köppel AG, from Berneck, Switzerland, gets both.
Experience, specialisation, product customisation – these are the three mainstays of BP Riduttori, a family-owned company based in the province of Venice. A small company but one with great technical expertise, for years many renowned companies in the transport, railway and pharmaceutical industries have relied on BP Riduttori to supply a vast array of gears and gear teeth.
Leaving a lasting impression, and imprint, across multiple industries is the goal of BRUDERER AG in Frasnacht, Switzerland. The Leitz PMM-G Coordinate Measuring Machine supports the machine building company with high-precision measurements at automatic stamping presses manufactured with a high degree of precision.
For the companies in the Eindhoven region in Holland it goes without saying that they have their own clean room. That also applies to Mevi, a company specialising in processes, prototype and test series. For its quality assurance, the family-owned company swears by its Leitz PMM-C 8.10.6 made by Hexagon Metrology.
Creating the best quality products with a perfect seal is the goal of valve manufacturer müller co-ax ag in Forchtenberg, Germany. When the company developed its Quadax® butterfly valves for the regulation and control of different media in the most extreme applications, it needed a new and highly-accurate co-ordinate measuring machine. Installation of the DEA Global Advantage 20.33.15 from Hexagon Metrology has helped the company to reach its goals.
With their own in-house developed grinding machines, for tool maker Paul Horn of Tübingen, in-process on the machine measuring is a key function to ensure precision and efficiency of automated operations. The m&h 41.00-PP production touch probes continuously resist persistent coolant showers and grinding dust abrasion.
Large turning/milling centres with a large number of machine components are the metier of Weingärtner Maschinenbau. Radio-wave touch probes from m&h check the accuracy of the machining operations.
Every gear manufacturing company welcomes growth, but it comes with challenges. They include investing in new equipment to meet capacity, hiring skilled operators if necessary and even finding space to locate the machine.
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When it comes to complex gear measurement, slow processes and high programming expenditure can eat away at your patience and efficiency.
Having one software package covering two different cutting technologies was top of the agenda when an engineering subcontractor specialising in CNC punching bought a company which focused on laser cutting.
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Manufacturing components for such diverse products as premium class aircraft seating, coffee vending machines and electrical distribution boards, the UK’s largest sheetmetal subcontractor says specialist CAM software is vital to nest a range of parts for several customers on the same sheet.
Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence helps component manufacturer deal with diverse customer demands.
Laser cutting on a fully automated Bystronic Fiber 3kw machine driven by Radan, now takes precedence over punching, for a leading manufacturer of sheet metal welfare units for construction site and road workers.
Radan, the powerful CAD/CAM software for sheet metal applications, is lighting the way for an engineering subcontractor to carry out small bends as part of the cutting process on their punch press. V & F Sheet Metal Co. Ltd. manufacture millions of components every year – a number of which involve small bends that can be handled with multi-bend tooling installed on a Trumpf 3000R and programmed with Radan.
Hexagons årliga internationella konferens, HxGN LIVE, innehåller inspirerande inledningsanföranden, obegränsade möjligheter till nätverkande och tekniker som måste ses.
Balancing tolerances with throughput to optimise general manufacturing processes and maximise productivity whatever the application.
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