The Jenoptik Opticline optical noncontact CNC shaft gauging systems are designed to rapidly measure form, dimensional and positional tolerances of shaft-type parts in submicron detail, instantly recording results. "Suitable for one-off or production measuring of complex shaft-type parts, the shop-floor hardened Opticlines can quickly gather and report many data points," said a company spokesperson.
With the C series compact Opticline family of instruments, users can quickly measure workpieces with a total length of 300 mm, a diameter of 0.2 mm to 140 mm and a part weight of up to 10 kg. In a single pass, Opticlines can evaluate diameters and lengths, geometry elements, workpiece profile, form and position tolerances, rotation angle, external threads and through hole contours, according to the spokesperson. Workpieces are scanned opto-electronically according to the shadow principle. Opticline systems measurements are accurate to microns and repeat in sub-microns.
"Menu-driven inspection routines can be created in minutes," said the spokesperson. "To do this, the workpiece is loaded, then scanned completely and saved in the program memory in seconds. Test characteristics can then be selected and defined according to production specifications such as nominal value and tolerances. An inspection routine with about 20 characteristics can then be created in 5 minutes. The measurement results are available immediately after starting the fully automatic measuring run. Various standard measuring functions can be efficiently combined depending on the measuring program and completed in an optimized, automatic measuring run."
An alternative to conventional shaft measuring techniques, Opticline is suitable for medical, aerospace, automotive and other applications producing such complex parts as hip joints, bearings and turbine blades. Very small geometry elements and hard-turned shafts from engine valves through turbocharger shafts and short drive shafts can be measured quickly with the high-resolution camera system.
"More than 1,000 installed systems all over the world demonstrate the effectiveness of Opticline," said the spokesperson. "The application emphasis is on operator self-inspection. Opticline systems have also proven effective over years of fully automatic operation in 100% inspection installations. Major applications include gear shafts, cam shafts, crank shafts, joint shafts, engine valves and all kind of shaft-type parts."
For more information contact:
Jenoptik Industrial Metrology
1505 West Hamlin Rd.
Rochester Hills, MI 48309
248-853-5888
www.jenoptik.com/industrial-metrology