Cross Case Study: Optimizing Cylindrical Parts Inspection
Cross customer Segepo-FSM manufactures high-precision screw-machined and turned parts for the automotive and electrical industries. During production changeovers, their quality team conducts rigorous checks to ensure parts meet specifications. Part of this process includes measuring five initial parts for compliance. If the parts meet standards, production proceeds; if adjustments are needed, another five-part approval cycle is triggered.
Due to the wide variety of part families Segepo-FSM runs for its customers, frequent changeovers are common, making this approval process both time-intensive and resource-heavy. Furthermore, skilled quality technicians are often tied up in routine validation tasks, limiting their ability to focus on higher-value troubleshooting activities.
After demo’ing multiple machines, Segepo-FSM settled on the Turncheck Series 6 Optical Shaft Measurement System from Cross partner OGP. The new machine has taken the approval process from up to an hour down to 15 minutes and early estimations show a payback on the purchase of 10.6 months.
What's New at Cross
Measure More with M: Introducing the New Multi-Sensor Measurement Line from OGP
Cross partner OGP recently launched their SmartScope® M-Series multi-sensor measurement equipment line. With instantaneous magnification, low image distortion and ZONE3 software, the M series delivers exceptionally accurate measurement results. This means you can maximize your machine up-time without compromise and with minimal costs.
The M series features both benchtop and floor models and can be paired with a variety of tactile, laser, and rotary sensors to create the most advanced 3D multi-sensor measurement system on the market today.
New to OGP?
Schedule a demo to see how the M Series stands out thanks to its ability to measure complex parts with ease, reliability, and speed.
Already have a SmartScope?
Ask us how patented technology in M allows you to measure more!
Did you know?
Measure X Tips and Tricks Video Series
Measure-X metrology software from Cross partner OGP is the powerful, yet easy-to-use software on OGP’s OGP’s Smartscope E Series and StarLite video systems, C-Vision optical comparators and SNAP Large Field of View video systems. From fast walk-up measurements to robust multisensor routines, Measure-X’s flexibility is unmatched.
In his latest video series, Product Specialist Chris Johnson shares his tips and tricks to get the most out of Measure-X in a production environment.
Can't find highly skilled metrology professionals?
Accurate and precise measurements are essential to quality in the medical device industry. But how do you get measurements you can rely on when you can’t find qualified metrology professionals to take them? Cross can help!
We know how hard it is to hire people with experience in precision measurement. We run up against it all the time! With several hundred calibration technicians in our staff and a world-class HR department, we have it a bit easier than most so let us help you with your measurement challenges.
Here are a few of the ways Cross can help:
- Onsite, in lab or full time embedded calibration: Choose the most efficient calibration method for your operation
- Onsite or in lab part inspection/validation: Whether it’s FAI, independent 3rd party analysis or simply overflow from your lab, Cross has inspection labs across the country to help
- Automated measurement systems: Make the people you have more efficient with automated or semi-automated systems like the M series above
- Software updates or programming: We can upgrade your existing program or write one for your current measurement projects
Don’t see what you need here? Get in touch today. We excel at custom measurement solutions.
Cross Provides Tangible Value for You
Improve Efficiency
If you have humans repeatedly loading parts into a machine, you may want to consider automating that task. Robotic machine tending is a great way to improve efficiency while also freeing up human labor for more valuable tasks in other areas of your facility.
Machine tending robots are typically able to produce a very quick return on investment. Cross has expertise tending a wide range of industrial machinery, including CNC, press brakes, injection molders, and laser etchers (just to name a few). Cross automated machine tending robots are available in mobile or fixed configurations depending on your unique application needs, personnel, and production process.
Raise Quality
Don’t let careless errors in recording measurements impact the quality of your product or process. Cross partner Microridge provides measurement collection solutions which connect any gage to any software. Whether you want to send data from a single micrometer to a simple Excel spreadsheet or from hundreds of gages to a cloud-based SPC system, Microridge offers the tools needed to move data in real-time with 100% accuracy. Convenient, mobile and easily implemented, Microridge’s data collection solutions eliminate human error in data transfer.
Raise Quality
It’s not possible to overstate how important accurate and repeatable measurements are for the military industry. Tight tolerances are a part of life so you need the best measurement equipment possible.
What if you’ve invested in high tech measurement equipment but have employees who don’t know how to properly operate it? This can be a recipe for disaster.
Let us help! We have a team of measurement experts available to come onsite and train your team to use your measurement equipment. We want you to feel confident in the quality of your measurement data!
