Quality Assurance During Series Through Automated Component Testing

As a close partner of the automotive industry, LINDE + WIEMANN has been faced with increasing customer demands and ever more complex geometries for many years. This development requires constant adaptation of production and quality assurance processes. The automotive supplier regularly shares its measuring data with customers.

The parallel operation of the ScanBox systems accelerates the measuring procedures significantly. Quality management already receives valid information on part quality during ongoing production. “We pass on our measuring results to the manufacturing department promptly, so that decisive measures can directly be taken. This way, unnecessary quality costs can be avoided,” explains Peter Kluge, Head of Quality Management of LINDE + WIEMANN.

ZEISS optical measuring machines offer significant advantages for automotive suppliers in terms of accuracy. ATOS sensors digitize the entire surface of the structural components to be inspected within seconds via fringe projection. Every measurement identifies possible deviations between the actual 3D coordinates and the CAD data, which are displayed through a color comparison in the ZEISS INSPECT software.

“Our parts are very complex. However, with optical 3D metrology from ZEISS, it is very easy and efficient to measure the parts as required,” explains Michael Kray, Quality Manager at LINDE + WIEMANN. Furthermore, the company benefits from the flexibility of the automated systems. In everyday production, the low set-up time of the ScanBox system enables the inspection of other structurally relevant components within just a few minutes.