The Multisensor
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The Internal Newsletter ofWerth Messtechnik market trend in quality Increasingly complex products with more stringent requirements for quality and reliability lead to new challenges for quality assurance. Higher precision and flexibility are expected from coordinate metrology. This has become possible with the use of multisensor systems and comput- ed tomography. Users are also looking for complete turnkey solutions to a greater degree, including matching the machine technology to the specific application. Werth has responded to these trends and substantially contributed in providing these types of solutions in the past year. The holistic concept that combines outstanding technology with services, including launching processes at customers' sites, has produced dou- ble-digit growth rates for Werth once again in fiscal year 2013. This success makes us optimistic about future developments. In this year's edition of the "MultiSensor", as we do every year, we present several new product innovations. One focus is expanding the capabili- ties of our multisensor units. Examples include new concepts for collision-free measurements using multisensors, new fiber probes, and new lighting systems. In the area of coordinate measuring machines with X-ray tomography, the fields of application for this technology have been expanded with newly developed processes, such as Multi-ROI-CT and new, higher-performance X-ray sensors. New software functions for both types of machines make them easier to use and provide the user with new solutions for measurement tasks. Among other things, the functions for CAD-based offline programming in image processing have been greatly expanded and the operator interface for tomography machines has been redesigned. Reports and suggestions about applications of our machine technology, along with news about the company, round out the technical information on Werth coordinate mea- suring machines. Integrated Brightfield Werth Scanning Werth 3D Fiber Probe Autocorrection Virtual, Flying high with precision 6 Werth Messtechnik World's Most Precise Dr.-lng. Siegfried Werth Werth Messtechnik GmbH has once again blazed the trail and developed a true "multisensor." An image processing sensor and a laser distance sensor are integrated in a single measurement head. It utilizes the standard Werth magnetic interface and can also be used with the 3D fiber probe or the Werth Contour Probe, for example. The classical TP200 and SP25 mechanical probes and the WFP/S fiber probe have been newly inte- grated into the interface concept. The Werth Zoom can also be combined with all of these ad- ditional sensors. Measurements using various sensor principles in the same measuring program can now be performed not just on the same machine, but at the same sensor position. This means that the entire measurement range of the machine is avail- able for combined measurements using all sensors, so that smaller measuring machines can be used. The risk of collision is reduced because no other measurement heads are involved. Even large objects can be measured without any colli- sion issues. The various sensors can be changed out precisely and fully automatically using parking

Integrated Brightfield Incident Light for Brilliant Images Illumination using transmitted light, darkfield incident light, and brightfield incident light allows flexible measurement of workpieces. It is part of the standard equipment for all coordinate meas- uring machines with image processing sensors. The ring-shaped darkfield incident light illuminates the measured object at an angle of about 45°. The brightfield incident light, in contrast, illuminates in parallel with the beam path of the image pro- cessing sensor. This allows particularly good measurement of edges between horizontal...

Werth Scanning Microprobe WFP/S Werth MultiRing® and Werth Fiber Probe WFP As the new Werth Fiber Probe 2D WFP/S measuring microprobe is introduced to the market, a new coating has also been developed for the probe spheres. Maximum service life and precise spherical form are now combined with optimal contrast conditions. The dimensions of the probe pin inserts have also been completely revamped. They are now available as special scanning fibers (more rigid) or fibers for deep features (large aspect ratio). The bottom portion of the shaft that is smaller in diameter than the sphere on the...

Faster Reconstruction in Computed Back in 2005 when X-ray tomography was introduced in the field of metrology with the launch of the Werth TomoScope® and TomoCheck® machine series, rapid reconstruction was always a need. At that time, all components and processes needed for X-ray tomography were already integrated in the WinWerth® measurement software. The computed voxel volumes were automatically provided to the operator as soon as the measure- Since this time, the available X-ray components and measurement techniques have advanced greatly. The increasing requirements for higher...

Since late last summer, all Werth measuring machines were shipped with the Windows 7 operating system. WinWerth® Version 8.33 has been expanded to include many new functions and is now available as an upgrade for existing machines as well. The switch to 64-bit processing gives an enormous speed advantage, particularly when working with multipoint sensors such as computed tomography or 3D patch functions. Element macros for all sensors provide automat- ed measurement of n-point elements. Standard geometric elements and their shape deviations are now shown in the 3D window (see illustration)....

Optimizing Wire Processing With Multisensor Coordinate Measuring Machines Flying high with precision When Thales Electronic Systems produces traveling wave tubes for amplifying signals in satellites, top quality and reliability are indispensable. The manufacturing process for the core component, the helical wire coil, incorporates 3D multisensory coordinate measur- ing machines from Werth Messtechnik, They can reliably detect very slight deviations from tolerances. Wire coils for various models of travelling wave tubes used as signal amplifiers in satellites are produced in a complicated...