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    Left - Ellstrom Racing is the winningest team ever in the unlimited hydroplane class, winning three season high-point honors and setting single lap speed records, yet to be broken, at every race venue on the circuit. On the water, Ellstrom Racing clocked the fastest single lap speed average ever recorded during a race in Nashville, topping 171 MPH, with straightaway speeds over 200 MPH. Right - Ellstrom Racing continues to out-think and out-build the competition as it adds harsh and competitive world of modified pro turbo UTV racing to its achievements. Sven Ellstrom, a chip off the old block, is lead driver for Ellstrom Racing UTV Team.
HIGH QA
As part of the overall Quality Management System (QMS), Five-Axis Industries uses a management and connectivity platform called High QA. The solution automates the entire quality process creating a seamless partnership and collaboration with supply chains. Verisurf software is integrated within the High QA platform through Inspection Manager. The integrated solution automates the measurement, inspection and reporting process providing real-time comparisons of finished parts based on submitted design authorities, whether received as 3D CAD models, annotated PDFs or 2D drawings. Inspection Manager allows for the automatic ballooning of drawings and creation of bill of characteristics in minutes, while CAD-based Verisurf 3D measurement and inspection software, provides measurement data collection and analysis.
Five-Axis Industries specializes in making difficult to manufacture parts from hard metals, including titanium and stainless alloys.
MODEL-BASED DEFINITION (MBD)
Verisurf is dedicated to MBD and built on a CAD/ CAM platform. This enables greater compatibility, workflow integration, and more complete end-to-end solutions customers require.
Verisurf software serves as a common measurement and inspection platform across 5-Axis Industries’ manufacturing enterprise. Whether for inspection, reverse engineering, tool-building, or assembly guidance, the entire design/build team is trained to use Verisurf. This increases productivity, reduces bottlenecks, standardizes reporting, and lowers overall software and training costs - regardless of measurement hardware device, everyone uses the same software. “Verisurf is so easy to use; we all picked it up quickly and now the software is indispensable to us. I consider myself CMM stupid and even I can use it,” said Ellstrom.
5-AXIS MACHINING, 5-AXIS METROLOGY - PERFECT MATCH FOR EFFICIENCY AND PRODUCTIVITY
Five-axis is in their name so it should not be a surprise to know the company has been using 5-axis machining capabilities for more than 20-years. Machining complex shapes and features such as propellers and other helical shaped parts are easier and more accurately machined using 5-axis technology. This is due to continuous 5-axis movement which produces better results on contoured or curved shapes. 5-axis machines are also easier to set up with fewer clamp changes, and you can typically access five sides of a part with a single set up. These and other benefits of 5-axis machining are clear and have pushed adoption of the technology among shops at a rate of 7% compounded annual growth in recent years.
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