TechValidate Research on Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence

Introduction

This case study of a large enterprise industrial manufacturing company is based on an August 2017 survey of Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence customers by TechValidate, a 3rd-party research service. The profiled company asked to have their name blinded to protect their confidentiality.

Challenges

The business challenges that led the profiled company to evaluate and ultimately select Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence:

• Faced the following challenges before partnering with Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence:
  • Difficulty comparing CAD models to as-built assemblies
  • Difficulty in accurately determining tool and die wear
  • Difficulty in reverse engineering parts and components

Use Case

The key features and functionalities of Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence that the surveyed company uses:

• Chose the ROMER Absolute Arm for the following reasons:
  • Is easy to use
  • Has the greatest value
• Chose the ROMER Arm over the following:
  • FARO

Results

The surveyed company achieved the following results with Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence:

• The first choice for a portable metrology solution was the ROMER Arm.
• Found the ROMER Arm to be easy to learn when compared to the competition.
• Reduced the amount of time dedicated to inspection tasks with the following:
  • Advanced training courses
  • The speed and confidence of accurate inspection data
• Increased productivity at their facility by None, we use ours for engineering purposes not production parts. with the ROMER Arm.
• The estimated payback for using their ROMER Arm is 2 or more years.

Introduction

This case study of POWERS AND SONS LLC is based on a November 2017 survey of Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence customers by TechValidate, a 3rd-party research service.

Challenges

The business challenges that led Powers and Sons LLC to evaluate and ultimately select Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence were to ensure that dimensional stability requirements and quality specifications were met.

“The company used to do all line setups on a surface plate. This was time consuming and left the door open for operator error. "

Use Case

The key benefits of the CMM that led Powers and Sons LLC to choose Hexagon was the ability to reduce inspection time, while making inspection more repeatable.

Results

By partnering with Hexagon the surveyed company achieved the following results:

The flexibility of the measuring system coupled with the advanced training and expert support services provided by Hexagon, Powers and Sons LLC were able to reduce the amount of time dedicated to inspection tasks.

• Increased productivity 30% after implementing Hexagon CMM.