Aicon TubeInspect, an automated 3D tube measurement system:
- Sixteen overhead cameras provide a fast, automated 3D measurement of tubing, brake lines, hydraulic lines, exhaust pipes and molded tubes.
- Inspection software provides a COMPLETE analysis of tube shape and profile, not just at the bend points.
- Provides optional direct feedback to CNC tube bending machines, allowing for quick corrections of out of specification tubes and faster set-up of new tube designs
- Requires no special fixtures or holding devices to secure the tube. Place the tube in TubeInspect measurements and analysis are completed within seconds.
- Compares tubes directly to CAD models or to a master tube. A go/no-go output indicates any areas in or out of tolerance.
TubeInspect measures
- tubes ranging from highly flexible thin brake lines to large exhaust pipes for heavy trucks, regardless of texture or color.
- tubes with varying bend radii
- the location of fixtures, supports and attachments with the aid of adapters.
- TubeInspect will measure anything with a cylindrical profile such as bent wires, molded tubes and hoses and flexible parts
- The optional TubeServer software module and Acculink interfaces allow the creation, editing and maintenance of the tube bending programs of many tube bending machine manufacturers.
TubeInspect applications include:
- High volume production
- Tubes with high materials cost
- Prototype tube production
- Aerospace Tubing
- Automotive Tubes
TubeInspect can:
- Measure tubes from 4mm to 200mm diameter.
- Measure tubes up to 2500mm in one pass.
- Measure tubes of any length by sliding the tube through the measurement chamber.
- Measure bends from 1º to 180 º .
- Automatically convert bending point from x,y,z coordinates to push, rotate, and bend.
- Control up to 10 CNC bending machines automatically.
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