METRONOR METROLOGY Solutions for the Casting and Machining Industries ■ minimize cast weight ■ guarantee material cover ■ eliminate scribing of parts ■ improve product quality ■ deliver product faster ■ reduce CNC machining time ■ increase production efficiency

CREATING VALUES Reduce scrap - add value Guarantee sufficient excess material for machining on every part you ship. Create faster, accurate patterns A correct pattern is a starting point for all successful casting projects, but can also be a bottleneck in terms of time and cost. Metronor’s instant feedback in pattern creation makes it a fast one-shot process g Metronor checks patterns directly to customer-supplied CAD data, avoided any uncertainty on interpretation of drawings g Metronor compensates CAD data so the pattern includes effects of thermal expansion during pour and chemical processes....

Eliminate scribing parts Metronor makes scribing parts a thing of the past. The new method is 10 times faster, much more accurate - and you don’t need the skill required to be good at scribing. Nor do you need expensive lay-up tables that take up valuable shop space. Reduce delivery time - save cost Time is money. And saving time may open new opportunities to customers with tight deadlines. Avoiding test pours and trial series saves you time and money. Reduce material and machining costs The profit margin of a casting series can be razor thin. Excess material must be kept to a minimum to keep...

PROCESS SOLUTIONS PROCESS SOLUTIONS Set-up for machining Rapid alignment Challenges to accurate set-ups: Not enough material during machining g Crashing CNC programs due to excess material g Improper alignment of the cast part g SOLO helps you efficiently align objects accurately to each other: Use CAD data Most products are designed in CAD. These CAD models are the ultimate truth of geometry, as they define the entire part. SOLO easily taps into this resource. Simply load the CAD model on to the system and, as you measure, each point is compares to the CAD model. Mold and die placement into...

SOLO’s Excess material best-fit Excess Material Best-Fit ensures optimal material coverage. If there is a problem, you will know - before you start the machine. Is the casting good? Is there enough material? How to align the part for machining? Excess Material Best-Fit Step 1: SOLO measures the part and compares to CAD. Tool and part verification SOLO checks the geometry of any object: g g g g g g Patterns, pattern mold & models Molds, before & after baking Shells, as cured & after baking Dies, as-manufactured & as worn Cores, core-patterns & core-molds Inserts, insert-molds & patterns Castings...

PROCESS SOLUTIONS THE RIGHT TOOL Simple to learn, easy to operate The right tool SOLO is ideal for casting applications Extremely easy to use, a shop-floor tool Quick and easy to move, few minutes setup Powerful software with the tools you need Flexible to check what interests you (the hand-held probe reaches in the deepest cavity, even on large castings) Portable to inspect “where is, as is” (no need to move heavy parts, dies or molds to inspection rooms) No moving parts to degrade over time SOLO was designed to be used by shopfloor craftsmen. Basic system operation is learned in a day or two,...

Large jobs and small - with ease Castings come in all sizes, and the tools and equipment used for castings are often much bigger than the finished parts themselves. To be efficient, SOLO handles very large volumes in a single set-up. In the standard configuration, maximum size is 10m (30´), and this can be expanded to 30m (100´). Patented principle, easy to understand SOLO’s principle is smart and patented. A special camera observes the measurement probe. The direction to the image determines the direction to the probe, and the size of the image determines the distance to the probe. Infrastructure...

ACHIEVEMENTS Solution: Titanium forgings Solution: Wind energy hubs Wyman-Gordon produces the largest titanium forgings in the world. Each piece is extremely expensive, so scrap rates must be kept to a minimum - and so must the chance for machining set-up mistakes. Their achievements: With blade lengths now exceeding 80m (260`) wind energy generators hubs are large, critical components. Vestas is a leading supplier of hubs to worldwide blade producers. By using SOLO they: System paid for by parts salvaged with Excess Material Best-Fit Guaranteeing excess material by providing optimized set-up...