AIMS Metrology, in collaboration with FASTLANE, an Ohio manufacturing extension partnership affiliate of the University of Dayton Research Institute and SK Mold and Tool, has been awarded a $100,000 grant to develop new vision and image recognition technology for its coordinate measuring machines. With the new camera system CMM operators will be able to build probe configurations with a higher degree of reliability. CMM set-up time is also expected to be reduced from 30 minutes to three minutes per part, saving manufacturers approximately two hours per shift.
AIMS, an OEM of coordinate measuring machines, recently introduced its Revolution LM series which employs linear motors with a Renishaw REVO 5-axis scanning system and its Revolution Series HB Shop Floor CMM line. Designed and built around Renishaw 5-axis technology, the Revolution HB is the only mobile 5-axis CMM on the market. Both models are suited to the needs of the automotive, aerospace, and medical markets.
The OEM worked with UDRI to apply for the grant and has a long term relationship with SK Mold which tests and produces components for its LM and HB CMMs.
