CNC solutions stand out in a range of industries because the machines guarantee dynamic chipping with consistent quality. But, the increasingly broad range of variations and resulting quick succession of product cycles present a technical challenge when it comes to reliable and flexible processes. 

To optimize its production processes and ensure perfect coordination between speed and processing, as well as consistent quality, Reichenbacher Hamuel GmbH has chosen FARO portable measurement technology. The first FARO Laser Tracker Vantage was purchased in 2013 to keep up with the demands in machine assembly. Increasingly large and precise processing machines had to be installed quickly and properly, as well as configured both in house and at customer locations – a routine task for the FARO Laser Tracker.

With this instrument, the engineering team could uncover weak points related to construction and manufacture in all dimensions during assembly and counteract them accordingly. During the assembly of the machines – some of which were up to 25 meters long – the adjustment of the axles is carried out with the aid of the Laser Tracker. The live display of 3D coordinates and the leveling function of the Laser Tracker are essential features for the measurement, configuration and subsequent documentation processes.

But the FARO Laser Tracker Vantage can be used in even more ways.

Through the synchronization of the tracker’s position measurements using the machine control panel, the actuator can be tested and compensated as needed.

The geometric requirements that customers demand can be tested and documented independent of machine-specific transmitters. FARO measurement software CAM2 Measure 10 makes this process easy and intuitive, which simplifies communication with customers and suppliers. Linear compensation has thus become an integral part of machine assembly.

The Laser Tracker is still a mobile 3D-coordinate measurement device, and is regularly used to measure large-scale components as they arrive from external suppliers, and for classic quality assurance in production.

Today, two Laser Tracker Vantage devices now share the workload. One is kept at the Reichenbacher Hamuel GmbH headquarters in Dörfles-Esbach, Germany, while the other is used across the globe for international projects.

Reichenbacher Hamual GmbH
www.reichenbacher.com 

Faro
www.faro.com