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Alignment systems: “geometric” or “three centres”

The referencing or alignment of a checking fixture can be done in two different ways: geometric system or 3 points system. - GEOMETRIC - This term refers to the alignment system composed of plan, straight line, point. On a mathematic point of view, this system is the most correct. For this system, you...

9 January 2008 | Uncategorized | Read More

TubeInspect: an Application for the Measurement of Curved Tubes and Wires

While I was surfing on the Net, I saw that one of our providers has got a very interesting product for some of our customers, called TubeInspect (pdf catalogue) that consists of a 3D optical system enabling to measure tubes of any diameter, shape and matter. It makes a dimensional check of the tube It...

4 December 2007 | Uncategorized | Read More

Poor Quality Material: ennemy #6

The unawareness of the functionality and use of checking fixtures, low prices or the wish to get a high margin can be reasons to use materials of poor quality or uncertain origin that will probably not give good results on the long term. Getting a good reputation is something difficult and slow to get,...

1 December 2007 | Uncategorized | Read More

A Bad Execution: Ennemy #5

To carry out the production of a checking fixture in an optimal way, its manufacturing has to be taken into account when designing it. If we design something that is not manufacturable, then it will be impossible to get what had been initially designed, and the concept will be useless. Understanding...

27 November 2007 | Uncategorized | Read More

Faulty or Missing Information for Final Users: Ennemy #4

One cannot pretend that someone without the specific training for the use of a checking fixture, and without the instructions for it, could use it without any problems. Some guidelines or user manuals must be created to specify the process to follow for a correct use. This is the only way to get good...

14 November 2007 | Uncategorized | Read More

A Very Short Production Timing: Ennemy #3

It is important to foresee the launching of checking fixtures early enough. Just like production means like moulds or matrixes are planned, why not planning the launching of checking fixtures at the same time? Once we are over a barrel, we usually say things like: “I need something quick and simple...

10 November 2007 | Uncategorized | Read More

Evolution of Metrology and its Technologies

Since the automotive sector is constantly submitted to pressure to reduce costs and deadlines (which come down to the same thing…), metrology and checking fixtures do not escape this trend. Dimensional metrology and quality control have always been present in the industrial production chain, and in...

12 October 2007 | Uncategorized | Read More

Aluminium Anodizing

Anodizing is an electrochemical process that can also be applied to checking fixtures to give them better aesthetic and mechanical properties finishings. This superficial treatment can only be carried out on aluminium; it is a forced oxidation thanks to which the base aluminium generates an aluminium...

6 October 2007 | Materials and Treatments | Read More

An Incorrect Design: Ennemy #2

Following with the subject treated in the latest articles about The Checking Fixtures´ Ennemies, we will now deepen the second most important aspect to be taken into account. Our experience through a lot of years has shown us that there are three types of part manufacturers that could be classified...

30 September 2007 | Uncategorized | Read More

A Low Budget: Ennemy #1

In the article The Ennemies of Checking Fixtures, we indicated first this factor for its importance and influence on the other factors. It is by far the main pitfall we are hit by, because all the chain in the automotive sector is very sensitive to the final cost and its reduced margin. This is how...

12 September 2007 | Uncategorized | Read More