Non-contact measurement.The Profile360 is a non-contact measurement system said to provide complete on-line profile measurements for a wide variety of products. The system utilizes sheet-of-light laser triangulation triangulation: see geodesy. The use of two known coordinates to determine the location of a third. Used by ship captains for centuries to navigate on the high seas, triangulation is employed in GPS receivers to pinpoint their current location on earth. technology and is able to check dimensional quality of a product, regardless of its physical orientation in the system's field of view. Applications for the Profile360 include rubber seals and gaskets, metal and plastic extrusions and other continuously formed products. The Profile360 continuously measures the outside profile of the moving product and displays a pass/fail status. An optical comparator comparator Instrument for comparing something with a similar thing or with a standard measure, in particular to measure small displacements in mechanical devices. In astronomy, the blink comparator is used to examine photographic plates for signs of moving bodies. display shows the measured profile compared to a design template. Deviations from the template are displayed as error vectors around the contour of the profile. A virtual caliper caliper Instrument that consists of two adjustable legs or jaws for measuring the dimensions of material parts. Spring calipers have an adjusting screw and nut; firm-joint calipers use friction at the joint to hold the legs unmoving. utility permits the user to set individual measurements and pass/fail limits for critical dimensions. Data reporting features of the system's software provide Cp and Cpk values for each production run, and a histogram histogram or bar graph Graph using vertical or horizontal bars whose lengths indicate quantities. Along with the pie chart, the histogram is the most common format for representing statistical data. and/or trend graph for each measurement parameter is shown in the report. The Profile360 accepts design files from any CAD system supporting the DXF DXF - Drawing Exchange Format format. The measurement data are automatically rotated and fitted to the CAD design. The Profile360 provides analog outputs for process control. (Bytewise Measurement Systems, 1150 Brookstone Centre Pkwy., Columbus, GA 31904) Circle 88 on card |
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