TechValidate Research on Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence

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.

Introduction

This case study of Triumph Group 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 the profiled company to evaluate and ultimately select Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence:

• Faced the following challenges in their inspection process before partnering with Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence:
  • Ensuring that dimensional stability requirements and quality specifications were met
  • Comparing CAD models to as-built assemblies
  • Aligning parts for assembly
  • Determining tool and die wear
  • Reverse engineering parts and components
• Evaluated the following vendors before choosing the Leica Tracker:
  • FARO
  • 3D Scanning (Atos)

Results

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

• Chose a Leica Absolute Tracker for the following reasons:
  • Ease of use
  • Superior training and support
• Agrees that it was easy to learn how to use the Leica Tracker as compared to similar products.
• Leica Tracker features that enabled a reduction in the amount of time dedicated to inspection tasks:
  • Six degrees of freedom (6DoF) probing capabilities
  • Speed and scanning volume of the Leica T-Scan
  • Flexible (Reflector, Probe, Scanner) solution that can be used in a wide variety of inspection applications
• Increased productivity at their facility by 30-39% after using their Leica Tracker.
• Saw a return on their investment in 4-6 months after using their Leica Tracker.