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Manufacturing companies face productivity issues

Automated Quality Control helps solve Productivity Issues

Part complexity

Part complexity, which refers to the measurement of various shapes, sizes, and finishes, is becoming increasingly common in the manufacturing industry.

Highly flexible

Automated solutions integrating 3D scanning are highly flexible, capable of measuring any part regardless of its geometry, size, or finish (including shiny materials), without requiring surface treatment.

Slow to operate

Traditional measuring equipment, such as the coordinate measuring machine (CMM), is difficult to access and slow to operate.

Improve speed

Automated quality control solutions enables the measurement of hundreds of parts per day.

Limited working time

Manufacturing companies often operate with limited human resources and working time.

Elevate Human Efficiency

Automated quality control solutions create value by taking over non-value-added t s previously performed by humans, allowing them to focus on less repetitive and more judgment-intensive activities.

Automated Quality Control Solutions

We provide three levels of automated inspection solutions based on where you are in your automated quality control journey.

Instead of immediately opting for a fully dedicated automated solution, we propose a step-by-step approach, ensuring a smooth and manageable transition.

Customer Stories: Why They Chose Automated Quality Control

Factory workers pouring molten material in protective gear.

Automated Quality Control to increase E-car Throughput

Walter Automobiltechnik GmbH chose to add two MetraSCAN 3D-R to its customized automated quality control system, which enabled them to:

  • Control the quality of engine mounts made of complex geometries and reflective galvanized steel
  • Capture a high level of measurements in seconds
  • Reduce inspection times on the engine mount from 1 hour 30 minutes to just 8 minutes
  • Maintain a short cycle time
  • Accelerate many of their production lines and speed up their throughput
Metrascan inspecting

At-line Inspection in mass production on Castings

Consolidated Precision Products (CPP)’s scanning department decided to invest in Creaform’s automated cutting-edge technology, the CUBE-R robot cell. The CUBE-R gave CPP the ability to:

  • Scan various casting sizes accurately
  • Capture all surface data simultaneously, even on the most complex, convoluted surfaces
  • Perform at-line inspections in mass production and offline programming with digital twin software platform VXscan-R
  • Fulfill their technological criteria and contribute to the company’s advancement and growth

En route to Automation

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Entry

Start your AQC Journey 

Validate the performance requirements using a handheld 3D scanner directly in the manufacturing environment.

Accurate

  • Shop floor accuracy with dynamic referencing 
  • Certified ISO 17025

Fast

  • Scan-to-mesh in seconds 
  • Large scanning area 

Portable

  • Insensitive to environmental instabilities
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Experienced

Continue your AQC Journey with the Automation Kit

Enhance your productivity and adapt to evolving quality control challenges while maintaining the full flexibility of the handheld 3D scanners.

Versatile

  • 2 modes: automated and handheld 
  • Easy to deploy

Safe solution using a cobot 

  • Collision avoidance and detection 
  • No robotic integration required

Easy to use

  • Program using manual robot movements
  • Accessible to non-experts in robotics and metrology
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Peak

Complete your AQC Journey with a High-Productivity Industrial Measuring Cell

Locate problematic parts on production lines operating at a fast cycle time and solve your productivity issues once and for all.

Accurate

  • High repeatability on surfaces, trims, geometric features, or sheet metal

Versatile

  • Configurable and customizable portfolio with 16 possible configurations

Easy to operate

  • Intuitive digital twin environment for program preparation, scan parameter adjustment, simulation, and execution
  • Accessible to shop-floor operators with no expertise in robotics or metrology

After validating the 3D scanner’s performance, it's time to mount it on a cobot.

First-Year Savings Calculator

Ensuring the quality of the manufactured parts by applying effective controls, performed with reliable, fast, and easy-to-use measuring equipment is a delicate task. This simple tool measures quickly and efficiently all savings associated with Creaform’s 3D scanners product offering.

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Our Promise

  • True Accuracy

    Over the last 20 years, Creaform has reached a commanding position in optical metrology, developing a vast range of proven and patented 3D scanners tailored to the specific needs of automotive applications.

  • Versatility

    A global team of application engineers and technical support specialists, speaking your language and located in your area, is at your disposal for product assistance, training, or calibration.

  • Stability

    Combining both acquisition and application modules into the same simple, easy-to-use interface, VXelements ensures optimal user experience, seamless interaction with your device, and the shortest time to usable mesh or 3D data.

  • Metrological Rigor

    Accredited accuracy results from the most rigorous validation processes, providing metrology experts with reliable, repeatable measurements.

  • Speed

    Fast scanning speed and high-speed acquisition platform for measuring short cycle times.

Interested in learning more about our automated quality control solutions?

Our specialists can recommend the right solution for your production environment.

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