CNC West Dec jan 2019

24 www.CNC-West.com CNC WEST December 2018/January 2019 Hirsh’s QA team utilize the Zeiss Calypso software to program and run their CMMs. They check a lot of “Profile” callouts for their customers and the Zeiss scanning heads work extremely well for gathering a lot of data quickly for checking those features. This CMM has a slightly larger work envelope than their other machine allowing for a larger set of styli probes. Jordan Eisel got trained on Calypso a year ago and the more she uses it the more intuitive it has become. cosmetic requirements,” tells Peter. “A typical lot size for us might be several dozen to several thousand, so we fall between a prototyping shop and one which produces a much higher volume of fewer distinct parts. ” Complex, tight tolerance, precision machined components require a quality lab that can support that level of machining. Hirsh Precision Products have two Zeiss Contura G2 CMMs now and working to add a third to increase inspection capabilities. Their philosophy is that their quality should be better than the customer’s. “Our priorities are safety, quality, productivity - in that order,” details Peter. “We work to ensure that our customers get precisely what the print states is required. Part of our ISO 9001:2015 certi- fication is maintaining a system to verify what our cus- tomer’s requirements are. For us, that is defined by the print. Everything the customer wants should be on the print, and that is what we verify.” Wayne Fraley has been with Hirsh for 21 years. He began his career with them as a machinist but has worn many hats over the last two decades. Currently, Wayne is the Director of Quality, and part of the purchasing team for another Zeiss CMM. “Having all the automat- ed 5-axis systems and complex mill-turn machines is a necessity for the medical industry,” details Wayne. “We need those capabilities to machine the high-end features on the parts we see today. Having all those complex fea- tures requires a reliable and precise way to verify them. That’s where our quality team and Zeiss Conturas with