I'm writing as I'm seeking metrology advice for products that will quickly go through our aerospace shop.
The products are simple, flat, relatively thin composite components. It will be an in-process measurement where only two dimensions need measuring; profile and hole true position.
If you refer to the very rough drawing I've attached. The component's thickness can simply be measured with a vernier.
At the moment I'm thinking of a Romer Arm but I'm wondering if there's anything out there where you can simply throw the component onto a surface and automatically be measured.
Hope I've described what I'm working with well and is understood
FIXTURES, these let you "throw a part" on and measure, if you want automatic, then you want a DCC system, like a CMM.
Make a simple fixture, attach it to the table, align the fixture, make a program that checks the part (and aligns the part). Then, as long as the fixture doesn't move, you 'throw a part' on the fixture, hit EXECUTE.
Simple fixture can be made from RAYCO items. 3 of the small magnets, 3 'stop' blocks, and let the CMM do it's thing., IF they are not ferrous metals, RAYCO also has vacuum items that can be used instead of magnets.
FIXTURES, these let you "throw a part" on and measure, if you want automatic, then you want a DCC system, like a CMM.
Make a simple fixture, attach it to the table, align the fixture, make a program that checks the part (and aligns the part). Then, as long as the fixture doesn't move, you 'throw a part' on the fixture, hit EXECUTE.
Simple fixture can be made from RAYCO items. 3 of the small magnets, 3 'stop' blocks, and let the CMM do it's thing., IF they are not ferrous metals, RAYCO also has vacuum items that can be used instead of magnets.
It's a composite so non-ferrous. It would need clamping to a flat surface/fixture, feeler gauged and then inspected. Due to this I don't feel touch trigger can be used as it's too thin to get into the holes without the ruby hitting the table leading to false measurements.