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Form/co-ordinate, optical and vision instrumentation
News Release from: Orus3D | Subject: RoboGauge
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 23 January 2007
Robots turn to co-ordinate measurement
Comprehensive set of tools can create or transform an industrial robot into a powerful inline co-ordinate measuring machine.
RoboGauge comprises a comprehensive set of tools to create or transform an industrial robot into a powerful inline co-ordinate measuring machine (CMM) RoboGauge is designed to provide real-time high-accuracy 3D data for inspection of critical dimensions or optimal quality control in almost any manufacturing process and production line
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 14 Feb 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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Being developed by Orus3D, a year-old spin-off of Montreal-based Orus Integration, RoboGauge features: a Skeye 6M 3D laser scanning head, an RT-series vision controller, and Fly, a high-performance 3D data acquisition and 3D processing library for the creation of acquisition sequences and automated inspections.
Mounted on the end of an industrial robot or multi-axis system, RoboGauge scans parts and converts that data using proprietary optimised algorithms that produce a highly accurate and repeatable representation of the surface to be inspected.
A part-specific inspection scheme can then be performed for quality control on the data channeled at the rate of up to 6 million points per second.
System integrators can choose, at design time, among three Skeye models: 35, 150 or 300; each offering different combinations of field-of-views, depth-of-fields and accuracy (varying from 25 to 200um).
Targeted for the automotive and aeronautical industries, RoboGauge is the no-compromise answer for these sectors where 100% inspection is becoming a norm.
"Prerelease units have already generated tremendous enthusiasm amongst production and quality control key personnel".
"We are very excited to bring this next-generation technology to the market", says Stephane Baldo, president of Orus3D.
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