Automated 3D scanning—defined as the development of a process that can operate automatically using technology to monitor and control production and product distribution—is now an inevitable trend for manufacturing companies. It has seen significant growth over the past decade and is consistently present across multiple industries. The search for viable solutions to quickly and accurately inspect complex parts, such as castings, during production has become a major concern for companies operating in aerospace, defense, and industrial gas turbine applications.
To optimize production processes and produce higher-quality parts, companies must detect quality issues faster and implement corrective actions based on improved statistical analysis. By identifying trends, they can uncover opportunities for process improvement both upstream and downstream. In this way, only compliant castings are delivered to customers.
Reducing setup time, measurement time, and programming time is critical for manufacturers transitioning to more advanced production methods.
Measurement equipment must evolve into advanced technologies, and current metrology solutions must combine accuracy, speed, flexibility, and simplicity to handle new levels of complexity.
Improving both productivity and product quality is the most reliable way for companies to win new business opportunities and maintain long-term customer relationships.
Quality and productivity challenges can be addressed through automated 3D scanning quality control solutions designed for at-line inspection.
Companies that integrate high-productivity industrial metrology cells designed for shop-floor conditions will achieve scalable, repeatable production processes and maintain market leadership.
By delivering speed, accuracy, flexibility, and simplicity, automated 3D scanning quality control solutions can effectively address productivity and quality challenges in manufacturing processes.
High-productivity industrial metrology cells such as CUBE-R, along with robot-mounted scanners like MetraSCAN 3D-R and the VXscan-R software platform, are prime examples of fast, accurate, flexible, and user-friendly automated quality control solutions.
With an automated 3D scanning solution integrated into the production process, engineers can quickly and accurately measure castings (regardless of geometric complexity), monitor deviations, and interpret trends for customers.
At-line inspection in mass production
High-productivity industrial metrology cells enable automated batch inspection. Casting inspection is now part of the production process. In fact, castings can be inspected at multiple stages throughout manufacturing, up to the shipping area.
Preventive inspection
By measuring castings with automated 3D scanning systems, companies collect large volumes of dimensional data, allowing engineers to monitor deviations and observe trends. When multiple dimensions fall outside tolerance, they have the data and reports needed to explain trends and take corrective actions.
Shop-floor quality inspection
Capturing full surface data on complex geometries and varying casting sizes is no longer an issue. Thanks to optical tracking systems with dynamic referencing, robot-mounted scanners are ideal for measuring parts in shop-floor environments—regardless of environmental changes, vibrations, or temperature variations—while maintaining alignment and measurement accuracy throughout the inspection process.
Consolidated Precision Products (CPP) manufactures high-precision aerospace systems, components, and assemblies with complex geometries. The company also produces many components for the defense and industrial gas turbine markets, serving both oil & gas and power generation sectors. Founded in 1991, CPP now operates 19 facilities globally and serves customers in more than 25 countries.
By investing in new technologies and driving operational excellence across the organization, CPP aims to gain market share in advanced aerospace, defense, and industrial gas turbine applications. This is why its scanning department decided to invest in Creaform’s advanced automation technology—the CUBE-R robotic cell.
Leveraging the power of MetraSCAN 3D-R within a high-productivity industrial metrology cell, CUBE-R has enabled CPP to accurately scan a wide range of casting sizes and capture complete surface data simultaneously—even on the most complex surfaces. CUBE-R also allows CPP to perform at-line inspection in mass production and offline programming.
“The nature of our casting inspection process requires accuracy and speed. Therefore, the scanning process would have been extremely challenging without Creaform scanners.”
— Dash Tahiraj, Senior Manufacturing Engineer
The scanning department selected Creaform’s automated 3D scanning system as the most viable solution to meet its technological requirements and support the company’s growth.
“The implementation was very easy, and feedback from our user team has been extremely positive,” added Dash Tahiraj. “Creaform application engineers are supporting our team in programming multiple parts on CUBE-R. Their expertise is A+, and their service is always timely when troubleshooting and providing quick responses to our questions. Their ability to simplify and explain scanning and automation processes has been extremely helpful to us.”
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