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Non-contact, Optical and Laser measurement systems
News Release from: Metris | Subject: CMM and CAMIO
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 17 October 2006
CMM capable of providing car-line
inspection data
Many suppliers in the UK automotive sector do not realise that they will soon have to provide inspection reports on manufactured components in a particular format.
Many suppliers in the UK automotive sector do not realise that they will soon have to provide inspection reports on manufactured components in a particular format Instead of supplying a list of dimensions supported by statistical process control charts, the results will need to be referenced to the intended vehicle's car-line co-ordinate system, a datum axis running longitudinally from the middle of the front axle
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 17 Jun 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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This is already the case in Sweden, where Volvo Cars Corporation and Saab AB stipulate that all subcontractors, from Tier 1 right to the bottom of the supply chain, must submit metrology data in a form that can be correlated with the CAD model of the entire car.
In this way, the OEM is able to assess tolerance build-up, ensure that components will assemble correctly, and carry out virtual 'gap and flush' checks.
UK carmakers have announced that they intend to follow suit within the next few years.
One Midlands pressworker that is ahead of the game is West Bromwich Tool and Engineering, which has installed a Metris LK Ascent co-ordinate measuring machine (CMM) and CAMIO software capable of providing car-line inspection data.
The component supplier is one of very few in the UK able to fulfill this impending requirement, which will position it well for winning future business.
There are few automotive OEMs in the UK whose vehicles do not include a component from this West Bromwich supplier, predominantly on or behind the dash or inside the doors, but also in cosmetic positions, such as tread plates for covering the rear load space sill.
Recently, the company was awarded the contract to supply two assemblies for the new BMW Mini. Request a free brochure from Metris ...
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