Delcam Adds Multi-Axis Option to PowerINSPECT OMV
 BIRMINGHAM,
UK, May 3, 2007 - Delcam has added a multi-axis option to the On-Machine
Verification version of its PowerINSPECT inspection software, the world’s
leading hardware-independent system for the comparison of components or
tooling against 3D CAD data. With this option, companies with four-, five-
or six-axis equipment will be able to undertake comprehensive verification
of their parts on their machine tools, both during and after machining.
Delcam’s PowerINSPECT now offers multi-axis On-Machine Verification
The main advantage of the new option will be the ability to check any
undercuts, without any need for re-positioning the workpiece. Similarly, it
will be possible to check inside features that are not accessible from the z
direction. For example, a series of holes at different angles could be
checked in a single operation. In addition, shorter styli will be able to be
used when checking deeper pockets or walls, by lowering the head of the
machine tool towards the job and inclining the stylus towards the surface to
be measured.
The OMV version of PowerINSPECT offers all the advantages associated with
the releases of the software for use on dedicated inspection equipment. It
gives both quick and easy comparison of tooling and sample components
against CAD data, and produces clear, comprehensive reports that can be
understood by everyone involved in the product development process, not just
inspection specialists. The system allows off-line programming of the
inspection sequence for the machine tool, with fully-integrated simulation,
and so minimizes the time taken on the machine for the verification
operation.
The most obvious benefit of On-Machine Verification is for those
companies that do not have existing inspection capabilities, for example,
organizations that machine parts so large that the cost of dedicated
facilities is prohibitive. Most modern machine tools either come with, or
can be retrofitted with, probing capabilities to assist in the set-up of the
job. With the OMV version of PowerINSPECT, this same equipment can now be
used for verification at little extra cost. The ability to program complete
verification sequences off-line means that there can be minimal interruption
to the machining operations.
On-Machine Verification can give huge time savings by enabling the
quality of the component being machined to be monitored at all stages in the
manufacturing process. This will allow any errors to be detected earlier,
and so corrected more quickly and at lower cost. For example, it will be
possible to check that the correct amount of stock has been left on the
component after a roughing operation, rather than having to wait until all
machining operations have been completed before discovering that an error
has been made.
Similarly, the extent of any damage caused, for example, by a tool
breakage, can be assessed accurately and a decision made immediately to
determine whether the part can still be completed within tolerance or
whether it will have to be scrapped.
On-machine verification will also benefit companies with customers that
insist on independent inspection of their work. By carrying out an initial
verification on the machine, errors can be detected, and corrected, that
might otherwise not be found until after the component had been shipped to
the inspector.
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