Future of automated QC: Inspection Efficiency

Take one company’s leadership in software that provides advanced 3D measurement programming and inspection. Then take a second company’s leadership in robot-based, 3D automated dimensional inspection. Combine the two, and you get the future of automated QC.

In this case, the software is provided via the Metrolog X4 i-Robot packages from Metrologic Group, a developer of 3D metrology software. The software is integrated with the CUBE-R from Creaform Inc., which manufactures 3D portable measurement equipment.

The CUBE-R provides a flexible plug-and-play alternative to CMMs. Image courtesy of Creaform

The CUBE-R is ideal for manufacturers that want to conduct automated QC on the shop floor, according to Stéphane Auclair, division vice president for marketing and product management at Creaform-AMETEK. A central element of the CUBE-R is the MetraSCAN 3D-R, a powerful metrology scanner mounted to a robot.

In turn, Metrologic’s software guides the MetraSCAN 3D-R, determining the most efficient positioning of the sensor and identifying the best trajectories for the robot.