TechValidate Research on Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence

Introduction

This case study of Siemens AG 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
• Evaluated the following vendors before choosing the Leica Tracker:
  • FARO

Use Case

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

• Agrees that the Leica Tracker was their first choice when choosing a portable laser tracker solution.

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
  • Great value
  • Portability
  • Probing and/or scanning abilities
• Agrees that it was very 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
  • PowerLock functionality for quick measurements after interruption of the line of sight
  • Flexible (Reflector, Probe, Scanner) solution that can be used in a wide variety of inspection applications
• Increased productivity at their facility by 40% or more after using their Leica Tracker.
• Saw a return on their investment in 12-24 months after using their Leica Tracker.

Introduction

This case study of Bell Helicopter Textron is based on an August 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 before partnering with Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence:
  • Difficulty comparing CAD models to as-built assemblies
  • 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 reason:
  • 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 not 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:
  • The speed and confidence of accurate inspection data
• Increased productivity at their facility by >40% with the ROMER Arm.
• The estimated payback for using their ROMER Arm is 2 or more years.