Automated Quality Inspection
Automated Quality Inspection
For industries like aerospace, defence, and precision manufacturing, machining is only half the story. The other half is ensuring every part meets necessary specifications. That’s why Cross offers automated quality inspection tending as a seamless extension of our CNC automation systems. From part loading and unloading to advanced dimensional checks, our robotic solutions close the loop between machining and inspection, creating a fully automated production workflow.
Delivering a quick return on investment, Cross robotic automation for quality inspection enhances worker productivity, retention, and safety, which directly improves your bottom line. Our solutions utilize collaborative robots equipped with force sensors that work seamlessly with your existing dimensional inspection equipment. To ensure precise part staging for a wide variety of components, custom end-of-arm tooling is integrated, significantly improving the throughput of your parts inspection process.
Get Customized Tending Solutions
Off-the-shelf options not compatible with your process? Need something more customized? Cross can help. Talk to our experts today about custom quality inspection solutions.
How Cross Automates Quality Inspection
Our quality inspection tending systems pair collaborative robots, vision tools, sensors, and dimensional inspection equipment to deliver consistent, repeatable inspection. The result is a streamlined process that ties inspection directly into production, reducing downtime and keeping throughput high. Whether those components are integrated into a single cell or facility-wide, our automated inspection tending systems are designed to
Load and Unload Parts
We can load and unload parts from CMMs, laser scanners, or other precision inspection equipment
Stage and Handle
Stage and handle delicate or complex parts with custom EoAT
Capture Data
Capture dimensional and surface data using cameras, lasers, or other sensors
Analyze Results
Analyze results in real time, with inspection data compared directly to specifications
CNC Communication
Communicate with CNC equipment to flag tool wear, drift, or anomalies before they affect larger batches
Is Automation Right for Your Process?
Answer a few simple questions and find out! We’ll send a copy of your inputs to help build the case for automation, and determine ROI for automating parts of your operation.
The Benefits of An Experienced Integrator
We excel at automating manual processes, but that’s not all we do. We’re an automation integrator with decades of experience across both manufacturing and metrology. In fact, our first automation project dates back to the 1950s (and they’re still a customer of ours to this day). Our engineers are able to bring decades of knowledge in robotics, industrial automation, and precision measurement systems. This allows us to design systems that not only automate inspection but also protect your investment with quality assurance equipment.
A common worry with an integrator is being left with a system you can’t maintain or wondering if Cross has tackled a specific application before. That’s why we provide:
- Case studies, application notes, or other proven successes in real-world environments
- ROI analysis and projections tailored to your process
- Long-term support and service to ensure your equipment continues to perform as expected
- Calibration services to verify continuing accuracy
Why Cross Quality Inspection Tending?
You already know you need automation. But once making that decision, another arises: who should I partner with to streamline my workflows, guarantee equipment accuracy, improve throughput, and provide better data insights. The good news is that all of this and more is what Cross provides to our customers every day.
Contact Cross Automation today to see how we can optimize your production process through industry-leading automation, one-of-a-kind expertise, and world-class customer service.
