CAPTURE 3D makes the fast digitalization of very large parts possible with the ZEISS ATOS LRX accurate 3D scanner.
Orchid Orthopedic Solutions is a medical device manufacturer providing contract manufacturing services for orthopedic procedures to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and other companies within the orthopedic industry. Orchid’s location in Oregon City, OR, specializes in the investment casting manufacturing process for knee implants. In 2019, Orchid’s automation engineer led an effort to seek technologies that would automate their dimensional measurement and quality processes to decrease inspection time and increase information. After sending CAPTURE 3D parts for evaluation and reviewing the results of a gage R&R (repeatability and reproducibility) study performed with ATOS technology, Orchid purchased from CAPTURE 3D a robotic ATOS 5 ScanBox 5108 noncontact blue light 3D scanner with accompanying GOM software and VMR (virtual measuring room) module to fully automate final inspection, in-process, and production inspection. Because many of Orchid’s customer requirements dictate what metrology equipment is acceptable for inspection, implementing ATOS technology took gaining buy-in from those customers. Keep reading to learn more about this customer success story.
3D scanners are metrology devices that capture XYZ coordinates from an object's surface, generating a 3D model or digital twin representing the part's geometry. There are various types of 3D scanners, but the most common 3D scanners work using laser-based scanning, structured light 3D scanning, or photogrammetry.
3D scanners are non-contact coordinate measuring machines (CMMs) that capture the geometry and appearance of real-world objects and create digital 3D models known as digital twins. Various techniques are used to achieve this, but the most common method employed by modern 3D scanners is structured light 3D scanning.
Industrial manufacturing requires high standards of quality, efficiency, and accuracy to ensure the performance of the resulting products. One of the key aspects of industrial manufacturing is industrial metrology, which is the application of measurement science to industrial processes and products. Industrial metrology technologies help to monitor, control, and improve quality by providing accurate and reliable measurement data for analysis.
The CAPTURE 3D Innovation Conference & Expo is returning for the first time since 2018, bringing together the manufacturing and engineering community to learn how advanced 3D metrology technologies enable digitalization to support a sustainable future for manufacturing.
A 3D Coordinate Measuring Machine (CMM) is a precision measurement device that accurately collects XYZ coordinate points from an object's surface to define and analyze its dimensions and geometric characteristics in three-dimensional space. Various types of probes are used in CMMs, the most common being mechanical and laser sensors. The most advanced 3D coordinate measuring machines use non-contact optical blue light technology.
Automated metrology is the use of robotics or other automatically controlled equipment, systems, and software to measure processes, parts, or products repeatably. Launching such equipment requires investment in hardware, software, training and maintenance. But is automated metrology worth the investment?