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EMS uses Verisurf software to run three different CNC CMMs, each with different controllers, as well as trackers and arms, as part of its ‘consistency in metrology’ strategy.
CONSISTENT QUALITY INSPECTION AND REPORTING
Quality verification and reporting is extremely important to EMS customers with most jobs requiring 100% inspection. As the company grew the inspection lab became a bottleneck and needed to be rethought. Like every other initiative EMS engages in, they first looked to their team, workflow, current technologies in place and software being utilized in the quality lab and throughout the shop.
EMS had two legacy CNC CMMs in place, a Mitutoyo CMM and Wenzel CMM, both operated by different controllers and running unique software. This caused inefficiency in the quality lab and added to training and support costs. Following a full assessment, the team came up with the following criteria for an enterprise wide inspection and reporting solution:
• If possible, a single measurement application software must drive all metrology processes for the company.
• Software needs to be model-based on a CAD platform to allow flexibility in managing files and easily accessing datums within the design authority.
• Measurement software must import and export ALL CAD files and models seamlessly.
• Software must be able to import and allow annotation of intelligent GD&T data.
• Solution must be capable of interfacing with and controlling all existing and future measurement hardware devices.
• Software must have the flexibility and embedded tools to handle the range of inspection data, from manual contact probing to non-contact point clouds.
VERISURF SOFTWARE PROVIDES DIGITAL CONSISTENCY
Verisurf Software was selected to support EMS’s quality inspection and reporting objectives based on its open CAD-based architecture and model-based capabilities. Many software programs and hardware measuring device manufacturers want to lock customers into their platform. Contrary to this approach, Verisurf software serves as a common platform and communicates openly with all CAD software and all metrology devices, across the manufacturing enterprise. This includes portable and fixed measuring devices as well as new and legacy equipment.
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In just seven years EMS has grown from a two-man shop with one machining center to a 20,000sqft shop with a team of 30 cross-trained machinists, manu- facturing engineers and metrologists, running three shifts.