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APDIS Automotive Large Volume Metrology Revolutionizing absolute automotive body inspection with APDIS Laser Radar

A paradigm shift in shop floor inspection Nikon’s APDIS Laser Radar brings absolute, accurate and fast measurements to the shop floor allowing for true process control of automotive body shops and enabling Quality 4.0. Utilizing non-contact laser based technology, the APDIS Laser Radar can directly measure automotive features without the need for surface preparation or adapters making it ideal for fully automated measurements directly in the production line. APDIS’s long range and large standoff allows for measurements in all areas of the car body in absolute coordinates to HA CMM accuracy....

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APDIS shop floor automated solutions CMM-QUALITY DATA WITHOUT ADAPTERS Features such as holes, slots, pins, studs, surfaces and edges can be quickly inspected using the APDIS Laser Radar directly without the need for special feature adapters. The measurement accuracy and repeatability of the Laser Radar is comparable to measurements taken with a traditional horizontal arm touch probe, whilst being many times faster. ABSOLUTE ACCURACY ON THE SHOP FLOOR Using the APDIS system within a fully automated robotic measurement solution introduces an innovative approach to bodyin-white (BIW)...

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Metrology room Incoming part inspection BOOST INSPECTION PRODUCTIVITY IN THE METROLOGY ROOM REDUCING ASSEMBLY BOTTLENECKS Using APDIS in the metrology room as a replacement for traditional CMMs, the off-line facility ceases to be a bottleneck due to faster measurements allowing quicker problem investigation. 8 x faster than traditional column CMM. Non-contact measurements allow for faster setup and modification to part programs. Incoming part inspection is critical to avoid assembly issues further down the production line. The APDIS Laser Radar allows for fast, non-contact feature and...

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Inline 100% inspection FLEXIBLE SOLUTION FOR INLINE INSPECTION The APDIS MV330E provides the fastest feature measurements of any Laser Radar to date allowing inspection of critical features in the takt time of the line or a sampling strategy to cover more features over a set of car bodies. CMM quality, absolute data on the shop floor. Measurement independent of robot accuracy and drift. Fast, non-contact measurements of features for 100% or sampling inspection. IMPROVE PROCESS CONTROL Real time measurements, in absolute coordinates allow for true process control. With more and better data,...

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Bypass inspection INNOVATING NEXT-TO-THE-LINE CAR BODY INSPECTION By automatically removing a car body from the line, detailed inspection is possible on vastly more components than previously possible. Single or dual APDIS installations allow for the highest inspection productivity to CMM accuracies. After inspection the body is automatically re-inserted into the production line for seamless integration. Measurements inside and outside the car body are possible, even hard to reach locations. Global feature measurements give true position variations in absolute coordinates. CAPTURE ISSUES...

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Data Rate Scanning Speed* 500 pts/sec 2 sec/cm2 Standard Feature Scan Enhanced Feature Scan** Feature Measurement Vibration Measurement Environmental *Default settings – stacking 4, points spacing 0.1mm, line spacing 1mm **Feature measurement up to twice as fast as standard variant. Exact speed depends on settings TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ENVIRONMENTAL Operational Temperature LASER Measurement Laser (infrared) IEC Class MEASUREMENT Range Working limit 2 Point Length Measurement Accuracy* Average Range (m) * Accuracy given as Maximum Permissible Error (MPE) in accordance with ASME B89.4.19 –...

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