Phase Vision to showcase production integration at Southern Manufacturing

The versatility of the latest 3D white light scanning systems from Leicestershire-based Phase Vision will be showcased on stand P6 at the Southern Manufacturing Show from 16-17 February 2011 at FIVE in Farnborough, Hampshire.

Originally developed for the purposes of reverse engineering and verification of first-off manufactured products against CAD, the speed with which Phase Vision's scanners are able to accurately measure even large products is creating significant interest from other areas of industry.

Among these is product manufacture, where Phase Vision scanners built into production lines can take all necessary measurements within a few seconds and compare them against CAD. Systems can be programmed to alert operatives if the measured objects are approaching or exceeding pre-agreed tolerances, with production able to be halted if required to adjust the process.

This method of in-process measurement is something that has not previously been achievable due to the time and operator skill needed to gain accurate measurements using other systems such as laser scanners and co-ordinate measuring machines.

Ralph Weir, CEO of Phase Vision, commented: “More and more we are being approached by manufacturing companies seeking to optimise their production processes by increasing efficiency, reducing waste and so maximising output – key factors in the highly competitive manufacturing environment in the UK today.

“The fact that our scanners can, within a matter of a few seconds, generate a highly accurate virtual representation of almost any object surface, allows rapid comparisons against the intended design without any interruption or slowing down of the production process.”

Phase Vision
www.phasevision.com