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T ube B ending, Hydroforming & End-Forming
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Aicon 3D Systems, Germany, is a provider
of optical camera based 3D measurement
systems. The company develops and
distributes systems for inspection and
testing for industries including automotive
and aerospace.
The company’s TubeInspect optical 3D
tube measurement system allows for high-
precision measurement of tube geometries.
It determines setup and correction data
and transmits them to bending machines.
The system, which can entirely replace
mechanical gauges, ensures efficient
quality control in tube manufacturing.
Once the measuring process is started,
TubeInspect runs fully automatically,
with results displayed in seconds, both
graphically and numerically. In addition to
manual operation, the system is ready for
operation in a robot cell, where it is able to
conduct automated 100 per cent control.
Aicon has also
launched the
TubeInspect S
version, aimed at
companies that only
need to control short
tubes. Designed
to measure tubes
of up to 1,200mm
in one step,
TubeInspect S is
suitable for use in
the inspection of
cooling, gas, or
hydraulic tubes with
flexible parts.
TubeInspect S features all of the measuring
functions available with the larger
TubeInspect model.
Aicon 3D Systems GmbH – Germany
Fax : +49 531 58 000 60
Email:
Website:
Optical tube measurement for bending machines
fi Aicon’s TubeInspect provides high-precision tube measurement
› Interior view of the TubeInspect system