Traditionally, to fully inspect entire components and assemblies, manufacturers often require multiple systems; and even if using scanning, manufacturers can struggle to retrieve the ‘necessary insights’ to improve their production process.
To provide manufacturers with access to this equipment and data, industrial metrology supplier the Gloucester-based
Sempre Group Ltd now offers CT systems as well as industrial CT scanning and data analysis services from its office in Ireland. The new system and service will allow manufacturing customers to see both internal and external features of their component, with applications including GD&T, defect analysis and part-to-CAD comparison.
To help customers improve scanning efficiency and improve data analysis, the Sempre Group has introduced RX Solutions’ EasyTom to its Dublin site. The new system is available for both purchase as well as for contract scanning services.
Jason McGlynn, the Sempre Group’s commercial manager, said: “Often, manufacturers need multiple systems to measure a component completely, and sometimes it can take as long as five days to measure things like plastic injected moulded parts. The new EasyTom enables us to introduce an all-in-one solution, as all we need to do is put the customer’s part in the scanner, and after only 1hr we can tell them everything they need to know.
“Visualisation is important and is something that we already offer with many of our measurement systems. We can help manufacturers gain a better understanding of the internal working and quality of their parts by showing them as 3-D models. We then give them a report with all the data included so they can act on it accordingly.
“We can also undertake failure investigation. Engineers will take a CT scan to create a cross sectional plane of the component, allowing the customer to select a slice and accurately measure the internal geometry, gaining a clear overview of the component’s internal quality. Each slice can be analysed without damaging the external component, giving the manufacturer total oversight of the component’s build quality.”