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News Release from: AICON 3D Systems | Subject: Automatic 100% inspection of bent tube components
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 18 July 2007
System inspects tube bending 100%
Automatic 100% inspection of bent tube components can be carried out in high volume production and the system transmits set-up and correction data to the tube bending machines.
Aicon's 3D bent tube measurement measurement system has been developed to perform 100% inspection in high volume production Called 'TubeInspect' it can inspect different tubes emerging from several bending machines
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 2 Nov 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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Optical 3D tube inspection system allows for high-precision measurement of tube geometries, determines set-up and correction data and transmits them to bending machines.
Also, using a robotic system, 100% inspection routines can be performed automatically in an inspection cell.
AICON's report sent to Manufacturingtalk said that TubeInspect carries out high-precision measurement of tube geometries.
When linked with a tube bending machine it can determine and transmit set-up and correction data to them.
The time required to inspect a tube is short, for example.
* For short fuel pipes, the measuring results are available after 3s.
* The inspection of a complex brake pipe can be conducted in less than 60s.
In this way, TubeInspect can entirely replace mechanical gauges.
TubeInspect can be readily integrated with existing handling systems and the applied bending machines can easily be set up.
A trigger signal from the tube bending machines or handling systems activate the TubeInspect control.
Moreover, a complete remote control is possible including robot selection, further processing of the acquired data, analysis and SPC process control.
* Aicon at EMO 2007, Hannover, Germany, September 17-22, Hall 5, Stand F53.
* Aicon at Euromold, Hall 8, stand A24.
** About Aicon - Aicon 3D Systems is one of the world leading providers of optical camera based 3D measurement systems.
Aicon develops and distributes systems for the business areas of inspection and testing as well as car safety and tube inspection.
With Aicon's latest products for automated test and process control, the company enters new worldwide market fields.
The majority of Aicon's clients operate in the automotive and aerospace market.
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