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News Release from: Vision Engineering | Subject: Hawk
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 08 October 2004
Milestone for noncontact measuring
system
Vision Engineering has shipped the 250th Hawk noncontact measuring system.
Vision Engineering has shipped the 250th Hawk noncontact measuring system The Hawk was introduced in 2003 as the new flagship metrology product
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 26 Sep 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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Rowan Precision is using Vision Engineering's Kestrel manual two-axis and Hawk three-axis fully automatic measuring systems to measure a wide variety of Swiss machined components.
The family includes a range of product options from manual two-axis systems through to fully automatic precision three-axis measuring platforms.
The 250th Hawk to be shipped from Vision Engineering marks a major milestone in the life of this innovative new metrology system.
Hawk is the only noncontact measuring system that allows a user to combine a true optical display with camera based video edge detection (VED).
Hawk has is used in an enormous range of industrial applications since the first product left Vision Engineering in early 2003.
For example, Hawk is currently being operated in the aerospace component and medical device sectors as well as being used to measure identity cards and formula one race engine components.
Hawk is available in a range of configurations from a low cost, two-axis compact measuring system through to the fully automated three-axis measuring platform.
This allows the user to choose the features that are important in their application, without paying for unnecessary options.
For example, the basic Hawk is combined with a QC200 microprocessor, perfect for straightforward metrology tasks that require a simple pass/fail result.
The more capable, higher accuracy models use the QC5000 software package which allows for advanced measuring and reporting options, including fitting and creation of CAD files.
Most of the 250 applications currently being solved using the Hawk involve a challenging component that is difficult to gauge using alternative techniques.
The clarity of the optical image provided by Hawk allows an operator to clearly define an edge or feature, where video or shadowgraph technology would struggle.
Examples to date include the gauging of transparent film layers, measurement of internal broached features in a machined connector and measurement of black plastic components used within an automotive brake assembly. Request a free brochure from Vision Engineering ...
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