Software gains optional turbine blade module
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Metris UK product story
Edited by the Engineeringtalk editorial team
Mar 15, 2006
Turbine blade inspection added to inspection software, which automates the inspection process by running user-recorded macros or part programs.
Metris has released Focus Inspection v8.1 featuring automation and turbine blade inspection.
This release adds features and improves functionality in all steps of the inspection workflow.
Focus Inspection v8.1 will be presented during upcoming tradeshows including Technishow (Utrecht, 15th to 18th March), Control France (Paris, 27th to 30th March) and Westec (Los Angeles, 27th to 30th March).
Version 8.1 automates the inspection process by running user-recorded macros or part programs.
These macros are typically used to inspect multiple parts from an existing part database.
The easy-to-use editor lets the user adapt the automation process by varying or fine-tuning the process parameters.
The optional turbine blade inspection module has been developed in co-operation with turbine blade manufacturers and focuses on the inspection of typical turbine blade features such as maximum thickness, chord length, trailing edge thickness and leading and trailing edge angles.
Typical results such as bow, displacement, twist and displacement factors are reported in user adaptable alignment and section reports.
The user interface, composed of different worksheets, is customisable to reflect the inspection workflow.
In this way, the user is guided step by step through the inspection workflow.
A typical workflow consists of importing the CAD and point cloud, meshing the point cloud, aligning, comparing with CAD, sectioning and reporting.
Each step in the workflow contains its own set of toolbars with intuitive user icons.
This adaptive way of working reduces training costs and enables proper handling by any user profile.
The platform, based on the latest ACIS kernel, brings improved speed, point cloud handling and data quality.
This kernel also improves the existing CAD importers, and supports direct interfaces to Catia V4 and V5 and Pro/E files.
There are feature detection and inspection tools for points, hole, slot, cylinder, sphere, cone and plane.
The alignment tools are extended with 2D best fit for sections, typically used in turbine blade applications.
The part-to-CAD compare functionality also supports directional compare, allowing the user to perform virtual CMM measurements on the object.
Other added functionalities, particularly used in sheet metal analysis, are wall thickness and edge comparison.
The reporting module also features GDandT annotation, parameterised dimensioning in automation and improved gap and step dimensioning.
To improve readability for detailed reporting, there are large format print-outs.
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