Fully automatic measurement with WENZEL SF 87

By using a special shop floor measuring device from WENZEL in the manufacturing process, PLANIMOLDE was able to significantly increase its measurement throughput. The Portuguese manufacturer of high-quality injection molding tools uses the SF 87 coordinate measuring machine and has integrated it fully automatically into the production cell.

Each day, the company produces up to seventy high-quality components for the automotive and plastics industries, medical technology, electronic components, household goods and toys. “It is important to us to constantly improve the quality level of our product range and our services,” explains managing director Telmo Ferraz.

“That's why we were looking for a new solution that could not only represent the measurement process in the measurement room, but also directly on the production line. ”

“Producing high-quality injection molding tools and producing high-quality plastic parts, of course in close cooperation with our customers, is one of the principles of our philosophy,” summarizes Telmo Ferraz. “Strictly meeting the technical specifications of our customers is a matter of course for us, and can be seamlessly documented with our new measurement solution. ”

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High measurement throughput and perfect accessibility Contact with WENZEL came about via 'MICROSENSE Industrial Metrology, 'WENZEL's sales and service partner for the Portuguese market. In addition to the long-standing trusting cooperation between PLANIMOLDE and MICROSENSE, the SF 87 coordinate measuring machine quickly scored points with its sophisticated design. The required accuracy of generally 10 μm is no problem at all, even under temperature conditions outside the measurement room.

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The strategic involvement of ISICOM - Robotea, which was responsible for integrating the automation of the entire cell with its SolidSet CELL solution, was also decisive for the success of the project. This made it possible to manage the workpiece operations for CNC machines, milling machines, coordinate measuring machines, eroding machines, robotic arms, cleaning devices, active I/O devices) in a single system. All devices (its50-80, UPC) are also managed by SolidSet, which relieves the manager of process details and enables early preparation of machine orders.