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Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence Case Study

Par Systems Inc.

Introduction

This case study of Par Systems Inc. is based on a November 2017 survey of Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence customers by TechValidate, a 3rd-party research service.

“The Leica Absolute Tracker has given me more insight and confidence in my manufacturing process.”

“The Leica Absolute Tracker benefits us by enabling us to do receiving and vendor site inspections.”

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
Evaluated the following vendors before choosing the Leica Tracker:
- FARO
- Automated Precision Inc. (API)

Use Case

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

Agrees that the Leica Absolute 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
- Portability
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:
- 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 20-29% after using their Leica Tracker.
Saw a return on their investment in 7-12 months after using their Leica Tracker.

Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence Customer Research

Are you willing to be contacted for a short interview (5-10 minutes) regarding your experience with Hexagon’s online shop?

Yes, I would be happy to share my thoughts.: 16%

No, I'd rather not be contacted.: 84%

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Confident Manufacturing

Increased confidence in our manufacturing ability by both Youngberg and our cutomers.

— Jeff Vincent, Machining Manager, Youngeberg Industries

ALPHACAM Customer Testimonial

It allows us to quickly generate code for our part machining at our CNC router.

— Don Williams, Manufacturing Engineering, Fulcrum Acoustic Llc

Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence Customer Research

What is the most challenging part of executing (running) a measurement routine on your CMM?

Placing the fixture	17%
Aligning the part	22%
Calibrating the probes	37%
Environmental stability	13%
Other	32%

Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence Case Study

Fluid Handling Technology

Introduction

This case study of Fluid Handling Technology is based on an August 2017 survey of Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence customers by TechValidate, a 3rd-party research service.

“The ROMER Absolute Arm has given me more insight and confidence in my manufacturing process.”

“Our Romer Arm has allowed us to manufacture a high-quality product without the use of expensive and time-consuming geometry gauges.”

Challenges

The business challenges that led Fluid Handling Technology to evaluate and ultimately select Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence include:

Faced the following challenges before partnering with Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence:
- A lack of certainty that dimensional stability and quality specifications were met
- Difficulty in reverse engineering parts and components

Use Case

The key features and functionalities of Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence that Fluid Handling Technology 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:
- Kreon

Results

Fluid Handling Technology achieved the following results with Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence:

The first choice for a portable metrology solution was the ROMER Absolute Arm.
The organization found the ROMER Arm to be extremely easy to learn when compared to the competition.
Reduced the amount of time dedicated to inspection tasks with the following:
- The intuitive, ergonomic design of the ROMER Arm
- The speed and confidence of accurate inspection data
Increased productivity at their facility by 20% using the ROMER Arm.
The estimated payback for using their ROMER Arm is 3-6 months.

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Par Systems Inc.

Introduction

Challenges

Use Case

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Company Profile

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Confident Manufacturing

Fluid Handling Technology

Introduction

Challenges

Use Case

Results

Company Profile

About Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence

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Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence helps industrial manufacturers develop the disruptive technologies of today and the life-changing products of tomorrow.