In the context of the manufacturing industry moving strongly into the Industry 4.0 era, automating processes to improve productivity and ensure quality is a key factor. At a recent major tech event, V-Proud introduced a groundbreaking solution: the SAS Automatic 3D Scanning System. This is not just a typical measurement device but a comprehensive system that delivers fully automated, precise, and efficient quality inspection capabilities.
An iLT (Integrated Laser Tracker) is a portable 3D measurement device from API Metrology, specifically engineered for high performance, superior accuracy, and maximum flexibility right on the factory floor. This device represents the pinnacle of refinement in laser tracking technology, offering the most mobile and user-friendly measurement capabilities.
From the invention of the Laser Tracker in 1983, API Metrology has undergone 40 years of continuous innovation, pioneering in precision mechanical metrology technology. API's journey is a story of commitment to providing superior speed, reliability, and accuracy, from their machine tool calibration product lines to advanced devices that are shaping the future of the manufacturing industry.
Dimensional measurement is how we know and quantify the size and shape of things. It involves lengths and angles as well as geometrical properties such as flatness and straightness. Dimensional measurement is of fundamental importance for interchangeability and global trade. It is how we ensure that things will fit together. Without global length standards as the basis for standardized parts globalized industry would not be possible.
Dimensional Measurement allows interchangeability and global trade by ensuring things fit together
Dimensional measurement is also key to ensuring products perform as intended. For example the strength of structures is calculated using measurements such as the thickness of a flange or the span of a beam. Uncertainty in these measurements therefore increases uncertainty in the strength. This is very important for safety critical structures, for example an aircraft wing or a bridge. Another example of how measurements affect product performance is aerodynamics. If the body of a car or wing of an aircraft does not closely match the aerodynamic form which has been optimized in wind tunnel testing then the performance will not be as expected.
Dimensional metrology continues to be a key in fundamental science. For example, in particle physics, accelerator experiments currently depend on tracking detectors with sensors positioned at the micron level over 10’s of metres while the next generation light sources and high energy colliders will require highly accurate magnet positioning over 10’s of kilometres. In astronomy dimensional measurement is also critical with the most accurate optical telescopes requiring very large mirrors with sub-micron accuracy. The science of dimensional measurement is dimensional metrology, these terms are often used interchangeably.
The Gran Telescopio Canarias with a Reflector area of 74 m2 – Dimensional Measurements are used to Ensure Correct Mirror Curvature
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