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OptiCell Applications Gallery
OptiCell is used to provide fully automated dimensional measurements in engineering, pre-production and manufacturing stages in the Automotive & Aerospace industries. Below are examples of OptiCell supported customer applications.
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Stamping Tryout at Home-line
Application Highlights
- Supports secondary tryout at the home-line and gets die ready for full speed production.
- Automatically measures dozens of different stamping parts providing comprehensive real-time dimensional analysis of full part surfaces, various edge types, common closed features, etc.
- Analyzes multiple part measurements using advanced Visual SPC tools to ensure dimensional stability while ramping up to full speed production.
Customer Reported Benefits
- The comprehensive OptiCell measurement allows sampling fewer parts per tryout event
- Allow considerable savings in checking & holding fixtures costs
- “Push of a button” operation by line workers directly on the shop floor next to the press lines
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Streamlined Part Approval for Production Process
Application Highlights
- Defines multiple OptiCell measurement program set-up for each part optimized for its PPAP event and expected data submittal
- Automatically uploads multiple measurement results to a central server and makes them available immediately to engineers and program managers
- Uses CoreView Master Part to agree on tolerance adjustments based on functional build analysis to be reflected in future PIST evaluations
Customer Reported Benefits
- High measurements throughput allows a single OptiCell to support dozens of different parts from multiple vehicle programs
- Automatic generation of standard & customized reports including PIST analysis save time and accelerate decisions
- Internal part tryout & quality evaluation processes are updated to leverage the benefits of large metrology data set
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Hydro-forming Part Development & Tryout
Application Highlights
- OptiCell serving as a production floor flexible Measurement system
- Measuring small underbody / suspension parts and assemblies compared to CAD or a Master Part
- Providing high throughput measurements with large data sets for trending part stability
Customer Reported Benefits
- Unlike manual gages OptiCell cannot be outdated by part engineering changes
- Reduced trim line development time
- Fast system ramp-up as required operator training is minimal
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Dimensional Verification Of Incoming Parts
Application Highlights
- Samples incoming shipments to verify that suppliers are delivering parts which conform to specifications
- Analyzes deviations and identifies potential assembly problems in matching and mating parts before reaching the assembly line
- Communicates to suppliers the exact cause of problem and expected corrective action using the visual and easily understood CoreView format.
Customer Reported Benefits
- Lower chances of using parts which do not meet specification in subsequent assemblies
- Provide OEMs and Tier1 suppliers a way to identify real cause of a problem in case of disagreement
- Helps in decrease the overall cost of quality and promotes better supplier accountability
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Truck Rails Tryout & Production Monitoring
Application Highlights
- Easily measures large scale parts in a fully automated operation mode
- Visual measurement results used for instant feedback on part quality
- Alerts on critical out of tolerance features
- Allows multi-piece measurement analysis studies & reporting using CoreView Pro
Customer Reported Benefits
- Allows high sampling rate during mass production without causing a bottle-neck
- Eliminates use of costly checking fixtures
- Provides full part measurement in less than half the time required by CMM
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Closure Assembly Launch Support
Application Highlights
- Operates on the shop floor alongside assembly lines while generating accurate and repeatable results correlated to CMM
- Allows fully automated and user independent measurements of all closures types (hood, doors, tail gate / lift gate, etc.) from different vehicle programs
- Measures full surface, features and edges on fully assembled closures or sub assemblies to analyze the impact of assembly process changes
- Accurately measures the entire hem line to validate hemming quality and ensure flush and gap are according to spec
Customer Reported Benefits
- Integrated single solution for measuring numerous closure parts and assemblies from different car programs
- Reduced labor efforts using an automated systems
- Immediate feedback on part, assembly and process quality issues makes it possible to attain design intent faster
- Assists in determining required assembly tool adjustments
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Engine Cradle Assembly Process Control
Application Highlights
- Completes measurement of engine cradle surface and features within several minutes used to monitor the assembly process quality
- Uses visual process analysis tools to compare measurements of cradles produced using different welding tools
- Automatically uploadeds measurement results to a central SPC (Statistical Process Control) system for historical trend analysis
Customer Reported Benefits
- Eliminates use of manually operated checking fixtures
- Helps equalize comparable assembly tools & stations to produce identical assemblies
- Avoiding shipment of “Out of Spec” cradles to assembly plants
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