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Monday, 16 November 2015 16:17
Precision and flexibility thanks to optical metrology
COMET LƎD in action at Maschinenfabrik Reinhausen GmbH SYSTEM / APPLICATION COMET LƎD and colin3D FIELD Power engineering CUSTOMER Maschinenfabrik Reinhausen GmbH TASK Founded in 1868, Maschinenfabrik Reinhausen GmbH operates in the power engineering sector and is a member of BG ETEM, the German institute for statutory accident insurance and prevention. Second-to-none standards and thorough attention to detail have made the company a global market leader in the production of tapping switches for power transformers. Today products from Maschinenfabrik Reinhausen GmbH control 50% of the global power supply. With 2,900 employees and over 30 branch locations worldwide, the company generated…
Tuesday, 08 September 2015 13:12
3D scanning system opens up new possibilities
Expansion of the service offering in order to enable the optical measurement of medium-sized and large freeform surfaces. SYSTEM / APPLICATION COMET LƎD BRANCH Measurement Service CUSTOMER Hanimann 3D-Messlabor TASK Thanks to its flexible inventory of equipment, the Hanimann 3D-Messlabor is able to process measurement tasks quickly and simply. The lab, which is accredited according to the Swiss Accreditation Service (SAS) and, since 2010, according to SN EN ISO/IEC 17025, has, since its founding in 2004, offered various measurement services in the area of 3D coordinate measurement technology and computer tomography. Customers of Hanimann 3D-Messlabor are primarily found in the…
Tuesday, 11 August 2015 13:41
3D Scanning system creates greater flexibility
COMET LƎD allows in-house assessment of parts in tool manufacture. SYSTEM / APPLICATION COMET LƎD INDUSTRY Manufacture of tools and devices CUSTOMER Brabant & Lehnert Werkzeug- & Vorrichtungsbau GmbH TASK “We need entrepreneurs like this,” commented Jürgen Lenhof, the Head of the Department for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises at the Ministry of Economics, Labour, Energy and Transport of the federal state of Saarland, when in 2013 Brabant & Lehnert GmbH’s two founders Bernhard Lehnert und Vincent Brabant reached a kind of staging post. Only two years before they had taken over the insolvent toolmaker Fritz Fries GmbH, and by transforming…
Tuesday, 11 August 2015 11:09
3D sensor makes automatic evaluation possible
MAHLE Behr uses fringe projection sensor for random dimension inspection in series testing. SYSTEM / APPLICATION COMET LƎD FIELD Development partner in the automotive and engine industry Business unit: Thermal Management CUSTOMER MAHLE Behr GmbH & Co. KG TASK Since it was established under the name Kühlerfabrik Behr & Zoller by Julius Behr and Gustav Zoller in 1905, the company has steadily evolved from its beginnings as a small family business. Its head office has been located in Stuttgart-Feuerbach since 1911. Countless developments have shaped the company's history, including the world's first wind tunnels, fresh-air heating systems, and integral A/C…
Thursday, 30 April 2015 08:03
Perfect start with optical metrology
Two ZEISS Optotechnik systems enable 3D scanning of components at Sonnplast GmbH. SYSTEM / APPLICATION T-SCAN CS and COMET LƎD FIELD Injection moulding and assembly technology CUSTOMER Sonnplast GmbH TASK Sonnplast GmbH manufactures high-precision technical moulding parts made from thermoplastic polymers using single- and multiple-component injection moulding methods. The company are headquartered in Sonneberg (Thuringia). As a supplier to car manufacturers and well-known motor-industry suppliers, the company are known in the marketplace for their broad portfolio of products, such as seat covers, fan flaps and cup-holders. To meet the high quality standards required for interior and exterior parts, Sonnplast GmbH make…
Wednesday, 11 March 2015 15:15
Sweet solution with 3D scanning technology
Chocolate mould manufacturer DPS Designs reduces cycle times and increases quality following the introduction of 3D scanning technology from ZEISS Optotechnik. SYSTEM / APPLICATION COMET LƎDFIELD Thermoform and Confectionery Injection Mould Toolmakers CUSTOMER DPS Designs Ltd. TASK DPS Designs, a Gloucestershire-based supplier of moulds for the chocolate industry in the United Kingdom, had been reviewing its processes and looking towards moving to ‘digital engineering’ of its designs and the inspection of mould tools. At the time, a foam model would be manufactured from sketches and once approved by the customer, it would be drawn in 3D CAD to replicate the…
Thursday, 05 March 2015 10:57
Reverse Engineering at MOLIFREZA
Quick and easy 3D scanning service and reverse engineering with the COMET LƎD. SYSTEM / APPLICATION COMET LƎD FIELD Manufacturing CUSTOMER MOLIFREZA - PRESTAÇÃO DE SERV. DE MOLDES, UNIP., LDA TASK MOLIFREZA - PRESTAÇÃO DE SERV. DE MOLDES, UNIP., LDA, a manufacturer of metal molds in Portugal, needed to reconstruct damaged mold tools which have reached the end of their life expectancy. Without the existence of a CAD file, this process was time consuming and was having a dramatic effect upon production. The ideal solution was to use 3D Scanning as the first step in the reverse engineering process. STEINBICHLER…
Wednesday, 25 February 2015 11:08
The solution lies in optical metrology
COMET LƎD enables high-speed digitizing of complex shapes at ebm-papst SYSTEM / APPLICATION COMET LƎDFIELD Ventilation technology and drive engineering, manufacturer of fans and motors CUSTOMER ebm-papst Landshut GmbH INFORMATION ABOUT THE CUSTOMER / TASK The ebm-papst Group is the world's leading manufacturer of fans and motors. Since its founding in 1963, the technology company has continued to set global marketing standards, from market-ready electronically controlled EC fans, to aerodynamic improvements in fan blades to resource-conserving choices of materials, e.g. bio-materials. ebm-papst employs a workforce of approximately 11,500 at 18 production sites (in Germany, China and the USA, amongst others)…
Friday, 06 February 2015 08:45
Potential of optical metrology recognised
Service partner HQM Induserv puts trust in ZEISS Optotechnik digitizing and laser scanning system. SYSTEM / APPLICATION COMET LƎD and T-SCAN LV FIELD Service partner in the automotive and supplier industry CUSTOMER HQM Induserv, Chemnitz location TASK HQM Induserv, with branch offices in Chemnitz, Leipzig and Zwickau, is a member of the HQM Group. For over 20 years, HQM Induserv has been a service partner in the automotive and supplier industry in Saxony. The company is DIN ISO/IEC 17025:2005 accredited in dimensional metrology and lab testing. In the field of contract measurement at the Chemnitz location, the company has years…
