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MQS develops robot-based component measurement with Motoman GP12

Yaskawa Europe Applications MQS develops robot-based component measurement with Motoman GP12

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Production-oriented quality control in a matter of minutes

The precise measurement of larger components is so expensive that only random checks are usually possible. In the wake of constantly growing quality requirements, there is increasing pressure –particularly from the automotive industry – to significantly step up the measurement quota. An automatic measuring cell from Ingolstadt-based MQS AG now makes this possible. The new development is equipped with a high-performance Yaskawa Motoman GP robot.

Many industrial products must comply with particularly high standards, and call for precise and reproducible measurement in quality control. But while this can be accomplished with relative ease, e.g. for a safety-relevant screw, the measurement of larger components is much more complex. For example, a conventional coordinate measuring machine or strip light projection requires up to two hours to accurately measure a car door. Furthermore, the test piece must be removed for the production process, costing further valuable minutes.

Against this background, it quickly becomes clear that the measurement of such larger components in fast-cycled production processes cannot be accomplished by random inspection. However, this is in opposition to the urgent wish of many industries for increased inspection, ideally to 100%. The automotive industry strives for such continuous quality control. Due to the complexity of the task, suitable facilities for atline or inline measurement are largely lacking. The high precision expected from a coordinate measuring machine must be ensured in significantly shorter cycle times.

Industrial metrology systems and services specialist MQS AG in Ingolstadt has now risen to the challenge. The result of about 18 months of development work is a robot-based solution with the name MANTIS. A first demo cell has been in operation since November 2020, and the success is overwhelming. The system achieves in only a few minutes what used to take hours.

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