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Zumbach Electronic of Switzerland has introduced three new
additions to its line of profile gauges for steel and metal profiles.
The gauges are based on the Laser Light Section Technique and by
camera vision, often also called“light cut”principle.
Up to eight line lasers “mark” the contour of the product and the
respective cameras each capture a large number of pixels on
the product contour. A highly developed software adds the four
pictures to the true, orthogonal section of the profile.
All critical dimensions, angles and radii can be programmed
together with their tolerances. Operators and supervisors can
not only monitor the true profile as a 1:1 section online, but also
see irregular faults such as seams, concave or convex shapes, etc.
All standard profiles such as H, I, U, L beams, hexagons, squares,
flats and any special shape are measurable. Depending on the
maximum product dimensions, the three new models cover
measuring fields up to 200, 400 or 800mm.
Thanks to a unique concept, the Profilemaster® delivers highly
accurate and stable readings (which is not “natural”by this principle,
used in many gauges). A high reliability is guaranteed thanks to a
sophisticated, multi-stage protection and purging/cooling system.
Key advantages include:
• With up to eight cameras, modular camera setting, any shape
can be captured
• Up to 16,000 points/contour (2,048/camera) = 5,734,400
points/second (with eight cameras)
• High sampling rate of 350 to 500/second (full profiles/second)
• Four different colours of laser with an eight-camera system
with no interference
• Shape fault detection (SFD)
• Compilation of a 3D model thanks to high sampling rate
• Trouble-free maintenance with quick and easy access to the
maintenance points
Zumbach Electronic AG – Switzerland
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Modular in-line profile and shape measurement
▲ ▲ The Profilemaster SPS 800-8K gauge