It goes without saying that PWT, which has been successfully and independently run as a GmbH since 1995, also profits from its physical proximity to a large enterprise, whose core divisions Paper, Hydro and Turbo are all represented in Heidenheim.This has lead to excellent direct contacts with paper factories and operators of hydroelectric power plants, many of which require the inspection and measurement of large and extremely large components. These are frequently components used in hydroelectric power plants used to generate electricity. Produced worldwide, the components always have to be measured in situ with the customer or at the construction site. PWT carries out all measurement orders in accordance with an inspection plan. These generally Application Stoty by Automated Precision Europe GmbH Automated Precision Inc. 15000 John Hopkins Drive Rockville Maryland 20850 USA Phone: 001 240 268 0400 Fax: 001 301 990 8648 [email protected] www.apisensor.com Automated Precision Europe GmbH Im Breitspiel 17 69126 Heidelberg Deutschland Tel.: 0049 6221 729 805 - 0 Fax: 0049 6221 729 805 - 23 [email protected] www.apisensor.com The environment is more than impressive: Established on the Voith company premises in Heidenheim, PWT specializes in testing and materials engineering for metallic components. Having developed from the central quality control operation at the global enterprise in Heidenheim, Prüf- und Werkstofftechnik GmbH currently operates as an independent service provider with over 30 employees. Given this background, it is correct to assume that the size of components has long since ceased to be an important issue for PWT. The fact that PWT can handle the largest dimensions imaginable at all is thanks to the use of laser-based measurement technology. A laser tracker by Automated Precision Inc. (API) has been in service here for the last three years and is used to measure special large components. empowering metrology solutions www.apisensor.com Der Einsatz laserbasierter Messtechnik bei der Pilatus Flugzeugwerke AG Application Story

That's because the customer specifies the time, location, type and execution of the order. For the implementation team at PWT, but also for the measuring tools deployed, the ability to respond as flexibly as possible to customer requirements is vital. In the 3 years, during which the system has proven its worth in numerous measurement jobs, it has been in service virtually around the clock for PWT, with most of this time Application Story by Automated Precision Europe GmbH Automated Precision Inc. 15000 John Hopkins Drive Rockville Maryland 20850 USA Phone: 001 240 268 0400 Fax: 001 301 990 8648...

So it was extremely fortunate that a recent measurement job involving one of the largest components the company has ever measured, a 160- ton shell of a steam turbine, took place virtually on the company's doorstep in Heidenheim. That's because the component had also been cast in the Heidenheim foundry. The measurement tasks generally take the team to all four corners of the world – as global hunger for energy and the associated demand for power plants remains unabated. As a consequence of increasing rationalization, the components required more frequently produced on site, which therefore involves...

empowering metrology solutions www.apisensor.com Application Story by Automated Precision Europe GmbH Automated Precision Inc. 15000 John Hopkins Drive Rockville Maryland 20850 USA Phone: 001 240 268 0400 Fax: 001 301 990 8648 [email protected] www.apisensor.com Automated Precision Europe GmbH Im Breitspiel 17 69126 Heidelberg Deutschland Tel.: 0049 6221 729 805 - 0 Fax: 0049 6221 729 805 - 23 [email protected] Www.apisensor.com Just like the old saying: It's not enough to know how to do it. You also have be able to do it yourself. For a service provider such as PWT, that's taken for granted....