Case Study

Automating the quality control of complex parts such as bearings can be a difficult task for manufacturers because traditional methods are either slow or only provide a partial profile. With their coaxial configuration and long working distance, OptoComb 3D scanners circumvent such difficulties and scan the smallest features and defects of the bearing. By integrating the OptoComb 3D scanners in-line, manufacturers can also leverage the high sampling rate of our 3D scanners to perform the inspection of 100% of manufactured bearings.

Many medium and large parts have cylindrical features that need to meet high quality requirements and the ever-demanding designs of modern manufacturing. To tackle this issue, we have leveraged the coaxial configuration of our OptoComb 3D scanners to offer custom soutions dedicated to the inspection of bores. By combining our OptoComb 3D scanner with a rotating mirror that translates within the structure along its rotating axis, we can probe the inner walls of bores and extract their 3D profile.

Manufacturers need fast and precise solutions to meet the ever-demanding designs and the fast pace of modern manufacturing. This is especially true for brake disk rotors that are subject to tight tolerances and short inspection times. With their unique coaxial configuration, OptoComb scanners go beyond traditional sensors and can provide a full 3D profile of brake disks with high accuracy. By integrating OptoComb 3D scanners in-line and leveraging their 500,000points/sec acquisition rate, manufacturers can fully automate the inspection of 100% of parts.

Engineering is a world where quantitative judgment should and can be made, but this has often been difficult to achieve on a manufacturing floor dominated by human inspection. With the automated inspection solutions offered, quantitative inspection and engineering of micrometer defects is finally possible: OptoComb 3D scanners have a reliable track record for the detection of a large range of 3D defects such as dents, scratches, particles, burrs and more.

Conrods can be measured by our L90 OptoComb sensor, a 3D scanner presenting a 10 micrometer resolution along the laser axis, and a 100 micrometer resolution in the XY plane. You can visualize the conrod in 3D, explore the part point by point or with 2D cross-sections, and assess positions, dimensions, and distances with high accuracy. Our OptoComb Suite can also automate the inspection process, perform the GD&T analysis, assess the conrod features, and give instant access to the part's tolerances.

Machine tools are at the heart of today's production processes and are subject to tighter and tighter tolerances. With their 500kHz acquisition rate and 1μm resolution, OptoComb 3D scanners are ideal to meet manufacturer's challenges and streamline their manufacturing process. In seconds, you can obtain a high-accuracy scan of your tools insert, detect the presence of microdefects and instantly assess the insert dimensions and positioning.

With our unique OptoComb 3D scanners based on Optical Frequency Comb technology, you can fully profile your cylinder head with microscale accuracy, enabling both dimensional and visual inspection in a single scan. OptoComb 3D scanners can measure 500,000 points per seconds and can complete a full cylinder head scan with a fine pitch in a few tens of seconds. It is significantly faster than traditional contact CMM inspection methods, but it is also more flexible and user-friendly as no measurement recipe is needed.

Our coaxial laser systems that scan objects and give access to the full 3D profile of parts with high accuracy. With this Nobel-winning technology, OptoComb 3D scanners are capable of measuring 500,000 data points per second, a high-speed performance that significantly shortens the time to scan manufactured parts. As a result, they are the ideal solution for a fully automated dimensional inspection of complex structures such as cast, forged, and machined parts.

Nowadays, the quest for higher performance and aggressive designs in all manufactured products has led to one of the biggest challenges in product design and manufacturing: how to reduce this variation. The OptoComb technology and our coaxial laser scanners provide access to the dimensional profile of complex structures with high accuracy. As a result, our solutions can be extremely valuable if integrated within the manufacturing process flow, because it opens the door to the reduction of geometric tolerances by a specific correction process.

With their 1 μm resolution and 500 kHz acquisition speed, OptoComb 3D scanners go beyond the limits of conventional 2D inspection methods. They can measure in seconds the full 3D profile of printed circuit boards, including the smallest and most complex 3D features. Based on the high-accuracy 3D data of OptoComb, the automated inspection solutions offered by us provide an instant assessment of the PCB dimensions and the 3D positioning of surface-mount devices. In addition, it also allows for the automated recognition of 3D microdefects.

With the high quality requirements and the ever-demanding designs of modern fabrication, manufacturers need fast and precise solutions for the quality control of all their manufactured parts. This is especially true for sprockets that is subject to tight tolerances. With OptoComb 3D scanners, manufacturers can measure at a 500,000points/sec rate and fully profile their sprocket with a 1μm resolution. By integrating OptoComb 3D scanners in-line, manufacturers can thus fully automate the inspection of all manufactured sprockets.

Automating the inspection process of complex parts such as valve bodies can be a difficult task for manufacturers because traditional methods are either slow or do not provide access to the full 3D profile. With their coaxial configuration and long working distance, OptoComb 3D scanners circumvent such difficulties and can give access to the smallest features and defects of a valve body. Manufacturers can also leverage the 500,000 points/sec scanning rate of our 3D scanners to fully automate the quality control of their valve body.