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Nikon Metrology News Vol.9

Nikon Metrology News Vol.9
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NIKON METROLOGY NEWS Case Studies and Product News VOLUME 09 High resolution CT scanning to shed new light on human evolution High voltage CT system advances inspection of automotive turbochargers Laser scanners replace tactile probing for body-in-white inspection at FIAT-TOFA§ In-process X-ray inspection improves quality control of circuit boards Laser Radar for automated inline automotive inspection NIKON METROLOGY VISION BEYOND PRECISION

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The right sensor for every measurement task CAMIO Multi-sensor software Nikon Metrology offers true multi-sensor CMM capability, allowing best-practice selection of sensor technology for each task. By combining touch trigger, analog scanning and 3D laser scanning sensors within the same inspection program, results are obtained in the fastest way. Nikon Metrology CMM solutions featuring Nikon ALTERA CMMs, CAMIO software and multi-sensor probing provide manufacturers with greater measurement flexibility and a better insight of product conformance while increasing CMM throughput. The right...

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Cover picture: TheTaung Child specimen being placed into a micro-CT scanner (Photograph courtesy of High voltage CT system advances inspection Laser scanners replace tactile probing for High accuracy horizontal arm CMM inspects next-generation automotive fixtures 10 Reaching the peak of video measurement 13 High resolution CT scanning to shed new light Surface measurements with picometer resolution 17 Laser Radar for automated inline inspection 18 First teaching laboratory in Denmark with scanning electron microscopes 20 In-process X-ray inspection improves quality control of circuit boards...

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High voltage CT system advances inspection of turbochargers Computed Tomography transforms automotive turbocharger R&D at BorgWarner by non-destructively inspecting components and assemblies A microfocus Computed Tomography (CT) system from Nikon Metrology is being used by BorgWarner Poland to improve research and development of turbochargers for passenger cars, light trucks and commercial vehicles. The high power (450 kV) X-ray equipment is able to penetrate the dense materials used in turbocharger production, allowing the internal material quality of castings to be checked...

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Combined NDT defect analysis and dimensional inspection It is in the new Technical Center in Poland that the Nikon Metrology XT H 450 microfocus CT system was installed in February 2014. Łukasz Krawczyk, Team Leader / Material Laboratory Manager, said, “We buy in our turbocharger parts, ranging in size from aluminium compressor discs to stainless steel or cast iron housings, from a number of different sources. “Before we put an assembled turbocharger onto an engine emulator for endurance and thermo-mechanical testing, we need to check the quality of the individual components and...

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CT has become much more widely accepted as an inspection technology and is so flexible that it is used wherever possible. Łukasz Krawczyk, Team Leader / Material Laboratory Manager, BorgWarner Background to CT and the XT H 450 system Today’s manufacturers face ever shorter lead-times for introducing new products at lower cost and the number of prototype iterations is consequently fewer. Destructive testing is no longer wanted, as a multitude of tests need to be carried out on a single prototype. Tactile or scanning CMM inspections provide dimensional insight of outer dimensions but can only...

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Laser scanners replace tactile probing for body-in-white inspection at fiat-tofaş Close-up of one of the XC65Dx-LS laser scanners mounted on a DEA continous wrist interface Turkish automotive manufacturer FIAT-Tofaş is implementing new inspection methodologies for their diagnostic measurements of sheet metal components and body-in-white (BIW) assemblies. A key element involves the installation of Nikon Metrology XC65Dx-LS Cross Scanners and CAMIO multi-sensor metrology software, which are retrofitted on an existing Hexagon double-arm coordinate measuring machine (CMM) at Bursa. Inspection...

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Nikon Metrology XC65Dx-LS Cross Scanners are fitted to a Hexagon double-arm CMM at the Bursa factory of TOFAŞ. Inspection is now twice as fast as when we used touch probes, reducing lead-time between design iterations and raising efficiency. Özgür Ogur, Diagnosis Measurement Lab Leader at Tofaş Laser scanning of car body panels yields a wealth a data, enabling virtual assembly of body-in-white and geometry evaluation in software. time adjustment of sensor settings between successive laser stripes and for each individual point along the laser stripe. The XC65Dx-LS installed at Tofaş has a...

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The meisterbock is a complex fixture to verify the assembly of different panels of a prototype vehicle & flush as well as inspecting features and surfaces. The equipment is used continuously over two shifts every day and it is rare to find touch probes on the end of the two arms. The data generated by the scanners gives full geometrical detail by fully digitizing the parts. The large amount of part-to-CAD comparison information provides greater insight when analysing the inspection results, ultimately leading to faster decision making. Scanning on the CMM has eliminated the need for...

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High accuracy horizontal arm cmm inspects next-generation automotive fixtures RapidFit modular gauging and holding fixtures with additively manufactured locators provide major benefits in vehicle manufacturing Materialise Group spin-off, RapidFit, has deployed a horizontal arm co-ordinate measuring machine (CMM) from Nikon Metrology to check the accuracy of bespoke gauging and holding fixtures it produces for the automotive industry. Based in Leuven, Belgium, RapidFit has reduced costs and lead-times by making use of additive manufacture (AM), also known as 3D printing, to produce workpiece...

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Tactile inspection with a TP200 touch probe Customers will only accept measurement results if they trust the equipment that generates them. Stefan Roeding, Marketing Manager at RapidFit Users of the fixtures are mainly manufacturers of plastic and composite components for vehicles, from relatively simple, light housings or small sheet metal parts to full body panels, dashboards and bumpers for sports cars. Customers include automotive OEMs such as Audi, Bentley, Lamborghini and Volvo as well as leading players in their supply chains, for example Mecaplast and Valeo. Shorter lead-time from...

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