Optical measurement system and software for the future

The system is automated during the generation of measuring programs and the measurement itself. It compares existing programs with the current workpiece and then opens the right program. It detects the location of the part; manual alignment is not required. 

 

Measurement of the workpiece begins with the press of a button. The camera captures the contours, analyses the characteristics and documents them in ZEISS PiWeb quality data management software.

 

The system selects the right distance of the camera to the object, focuses the workpiece edges and maximizes contrast. The measuring machine calculates the illumination intensity that can vary from workpiece to workpiece. 

 

The system is particularly suited for checking the dimensional accuracy of distances, radii or angles. Application examples include punched and formed parts and injection-moulded and laser-cut workpieces in the automotive, electronics and plastics industries.

 

ZEISS PiWeb Software

Industry 4.0 will only succeed when manufacturing companies continuously capture and evaluate their data from quality, machining and production processes and use them to improve their entire processes. ZEISS is constantly enhancing its computing software solutions to take into account this paradigm shift in the measuring process. From measuring software all the way to evaluation software: the trend towards the automation of processes continues unabated.

 

Ten years ago, when neither politicians nor companies were talking about Industry 4.0, ZEISS launched the ZEISS PiWeb process analysis tool. This tool enables companies to merge a multitude of measuring and inspection data from different sources and detect problems more quickly by using comprehensive evaluation possibilities. ZEISS PiWeb has since become indispensable for manufacturing efficiently. That is why – beginning summer 2015 – all measuring machines from ZEISS come standard with the reporting functionality of this process analysis software. ZEISS recognized the potential in evaluating quality data earlier than other measuring machine manufacturers. ZEISS hopes to bring the perfect marriage of quality measuring and software to user across the world.

 

Discover how both O-SELECT and PiWeb can add benefits to you and your work at the ZEISS Booth (#AH01, Hall 98) at METALEX 2016!