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Follow-On Sales Order from Ford Motor Company
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Leica Geosystems AG product story
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk editorial team
Jun 9, 2005
Leica Laser Trackers, Wireless Armless T-probes Implemented for Industrial Measurement in Ford's Manufacturing and Assembly Operations
The Metrology Division of Leica Geosystems has announced that the Ford Motor Company has purchased 17 Leica T-Probes, 17 Metrolog XG for Leica software seats, and six additional Leica Laser Trackers for industrial measurement applications.
This follow-on order will enable Ford to install one Leica Laser Tracker in all of their major assembly plants in North America.
Financial terms were not disclosed.
To date, Ford had acquired 28 Leica Laser tracking systems to form the metrology foundation for a variety of manufacturing applications from assembly to tooling processes.
Leica Geosystems leads the industry with more than 1,400 Laser Tracker systems installed worldwide in the toughest, most unforgiving industrial environments.
The main focus of Ford's metrology initiative is dimensional control in assembly tools, sheet metal, fixtures, body-in-white measurements and more.
The combination of the Leica Laser Tracker, the Leica T-Probe and Metrolog XG for Leica software is the current standard for portable measurement at Ford Motor Company, and all 28 Laser Trackers will be updated to this configuration over the next few years.
The high precision laser tracking systems selected by Ford Motor Company are designed specifically for automotive applications and smaller measurement volumes.
Leica's top-of-the-line portable coordinate measurement systems (PCMMs) deliver the fastest measurement cycle in the metrology industry for high-point density (3,000 points/second) with a measurement volume up to 80 meters.
Leica laser trackers have an open client/server interface for customized data processing and are Intranet-enabled for remote tracker operations.
Leica's first-to-the-market wireless, armless T-Probe accessory is completely compatible with the laser tracking systems.
The device provides an accuracy of 0.0023in (0.060 mm) in a measurement volume of up to 56ft (17m).
This Local Positioning Technology (LPT) delivers a major usability breakthrough for the inspection and measurement world with its six degrees of freedom (6 DOF) and the ability to measure inside deep parts and tools with extraordinary accuracy.
This ultra-innovative product has quickly become a must-have QC tool for the automotive industry and related enterprises.
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