TPT May 2007

T ube B ending, H ydroforming & E nd- Fo rming

Optical tube measurement for bending machines

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.

fi Aicon’s TubeInspect provides high-precision tube measurement

› Interior view of the TubeInspect system

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 : info@aicon.de Website : www.aicon3d.com

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