CogniTens, part of the Hexagon Metrology group and a leading provider of 3D optical measurement solutions announced today the launch of a European demo center for its fully automated 3D measurement system, the OptiCell. This comes following increased customer interest and growing demand by industrial companies for robotic driven metrology system in the shop floor environment.
OptiCell is CogniTens 3D optical measurement system designed for supporting off-line recurring measurements of parts and assemblies in the production shop floor environment. OptiCell provides rapid, reliable and comprehensive 3D measurement results required for quality iterations during tryout, production ramp up, quality assurance and dimensional process control. OptiCell generated inspection reports provide comprehensive information on surface deviations, assembly feature locations, edges and other dimensions of interest.
The OptiCell demo cell in Turin features newly formed cooperation with Comau Robotics, one of the leading manufacturers of high quality industrial robots. Comau’s latest SMART NJ robot and new C4G controller unit are integrated with the OptiCell technology to drive fast, safe and easily operated 3D inspection programs.
The Hexagon Metrology demo center in Turin was set up in 2003. It was intended to showcase large coordinate measuring machines by DEA e.g. the dual-arm BRAVO, PRIMA RI with Light Milling option, and GLOBAL eXtra. In 2005, a section was created for high-accuracy inspection including a Leitz PMM-C, among other equipment.
Today, the center also exhibits new non-contact products such as laser scanners, laser trackers, portable CMMs, CMM-V and particularly technologies for inspecting car body details. Since early 2008 the demo center also showcases the portable Optigo™ measurement and digitizing system and from now also the OptiCell system.
Prominent automotive OEMs and suppliers such as GM, Magna, VW, Ogihara, Honda, Hirotec and others, use OptiCell to automate 3D measurements of sheet metal parts and closure assemblies. Customer reported benefits include: faster problem solving during launch, reduced labor costs and faster ramp-up to mass production.
Contact Turin demo center for demonstrations:
Mr. Marco Forneris
Hexagon Metrology S.p.A.
Strada del Portone 107/117
10095 Grugliasco
Torino - Italy
Tel: +39 011 4025.430
Fax: +39 011 4025.472
More about OptiCell™
Using advanced white light optical technology, OptiCell provides a flexible solution for real-time shop floor metrology. OptiCell acquires rich dimensional information from measured objects regardless of size, complexity or geometric features. OptiCell offers the required robustness to overcome demanding environmental conditions such as vibrations, temperature and illumination changes, which are common in industrial manufacturing sites. OptiCell transforms the acquired dimensional data and produces a variety of intuitive 3D graphical measurement reports that are easily understood by different users throughout the organization. Combining an innovative optical measurement technology with a flexible robotic configuration, OptiCell helps manufacturers introduce products to the market quickly and dependably.
About Comau Robotics
Comau Robotics is one of the worldwide leading manufacturers of high quality industrial robots. Since 1978, Comau Robotics has been engaged in the design of automated integrated solutions, offering its Customers the highest grades of performance and reliability. The continuous improvement of products, processes and services, through the application of the most advanced innovative technological solutions, allows Comau Robotics to contribute to its Customers' competitive advantage. Comau Robotics is working alongside the Customer acting as a partner in all phases of technological process, measuring up to the challenge of assuring its future growth and that of its partners.
About CogniTens
CogniTens is a leading provider of comprehensive dimensional measurement solutions, focused on improving engineering and manufacturing processes in the automotive and other manufacturing industries. Through its Optigo and OptiCell product lines based on innovations in 3-D non-contact measurement technology, especially designed for manufacturing environments, CogniTens allows its customers to significantly improve product quality, shorten development cycles, and cut manufacturing costs. CogniTens’ solutions enable its customers to run efficient vehicle development processes and production launches.
About Hexagon Metrology
Hexagon Metrology is part of Hexagon Measurement Technologies, a newly formed business area within the Hexagon Group. Hexagon Metrology includes leading metrology brands such as Brown & Sharpe, CE Johansson, CimCore, CogniTens, DEA, Leica Geosystems (Metrology Division), Leitz, PC-DMIS, Quindos, ROMER, Sheffield and TESA. With an installed base of more than 50,000 CMMs, over 7,500 portable systems, millions of hand-held instruments and over 30,000 licenses of the popular PCDMIS metrology software, Hexagon Metrology daily supports its customers to fully control their processes and ensure that what has been designed is in fact manufactured. The company offer of machines, systems and software is completed by a wide range of product support and aftermarket services.
For further information, please contact:
Tal Vagman
Marketing & Business Development Manager
CogniTens Ltd.
55 Hanevi’im ST. PO Box 1713
Ramat Hasharon 47282 – Israel
Phone: +972 3 5488222
Fax: +972 3 5472224
E-mail: info@cognitens.com
Internet: http://www.cognitens.com/
http://www.hexagonmetrology.com