Plant Floor CMM Parts Gaging

CNC MILLS / SOFTWARE

Steelcase testimonial of our CMM gaging equipment

CMM gaging case study by Statsoft

American Society for Quality

FLEXIBLE AUTOMATED GAGING SYSTEM
(For All Your Production Parts)

Reduce scrap and warranty by automatically tracking and detecting process variation Streamline Quality Control by placing CMM gaging directly on the production floor Save money using one tool to assist with ISO, and QS compliance, PPAP’s, tooling development, and engineering changes Save money over the cost of dedicated go/no-go gages and lab CMMs Save money on labor bench checking parts and manually entering data for SPC Gage dozens of parts and multiple programs on a single automated machine As simple for a machine operator to use as it is to load into an attribute gage and press a go button or scan a bar code Provide quantitative data and statistical analysis capability in real time on your network Electronically track all KDF for each part number by machine and operator Store and print SPC data in text and graphical format Have key personnel emailed when (or before) a process goes out of tolerance Optional vision camera, laser scanner head, tool changer, etc.

Car Position CMM Gaging Barcode CMM Gage

Pegasys offers a new and innovative approach to the automated gaging needs of manufacturers. No longer are expensive fixed gages with a limited useful life necessary. Pegasys is a rugged, fully automatic, high speed CMM gaging system which provides accurate, quantitative data right on the plant floor. Pegasys never becomes obsolete because it is simply re-programmed when parts change or new products are introduced. Operators simply place the part in the holding fixture, pick the part checking program on the Windows PC, and walk away while the machine does the rest.  And, additional parts can be loaded into other holding fixtures and placed in the check queue while it is already gaging a part.

Criterion has recently been performing basic refurbishment work for a major furniture supplier who has done all of their gaging on Pegasys machines for the last decade. (See CMM gaging article).  Most of these machines have functioned for over 2 and 3 product life cycles, up to 15 years without any more than the original purchase price, additional holding fixtures, and reprogramming for product additions and changes. Hundreds of parts and up to $2B per year in product sales gaged on Pegasys machines saved well over half the cost of attribute gages, while providing better data.

Criterion (formerly CNC Engineering) also can offer turn key CNC compensation systems which utilize the Pegasys CMM Gaging measurements at the production machining center to automatically generate CNC machine G-code adjustments based on the component incoming and/or outgoing gage measurements.

Numerous parts are gaged daily on our flexible plant floor CMM gaging machines that end up on vehicles for the Big 3, most transplants, Tier suppliers, as well as the furniture and appliance industries. These automated machines are ideal for stampings, roll formed parts, extrusions, castings, CNC machined parts, injection molded parts, and assemblies. A single machine can be used to gage dozens of parts, and the final assembly, performing your layouts and tolerance stackups for you.

Specifications:

Envelope:

	X = 36” to 144” travel along table
	Y = 24” to 72” travel cross table
	Z = 12” to 32” travel vertical
	Contact Criterion for extra large custom system design

Fixturing:

	Part fixturing and programs quoted based on part prints and sample.
	The envelop dedicated for permanent fixturing of component parts & pieces on the surface plate needs to be determined at time of order
	The envelop allocated for quick swappable fixturing of component parts and pieces on the surface plate needs to be determined at time of order

Mechanical:

	Machine is of vertical bridge type design constructed of heat treated aluminum and steel
	Three axis motion on frictionless THK linear bearings
	Fabricated steel surface plate, stress relieved and ground flat
	Integrated monitor / keyboard / mouse enclosure mounted on corner of machine
	Machine stand with vibration isolator pads and separate panel for control components
	Requires 120VAC, 10A
	12 inch / second maximum speed

Scales:

RSF glass scales with 1 micron resolution

Electronics:

	Baldor or equivalent closed loop servo system with permanent magnet DC servo motors
	Criterion three axis PEGASYS servo controller board compatible with Pentium 200 or higher computer
	Criterion joystick control unit

Software:

	Rapid Rule 2000ä checking software for creation and execution of part programs
	Rapid Statä software for performing statistical process control including X bar and R charts, and histograms
	Software Maintenance upgrades will be included at no extra cost for Rapid Rule and Rapid Stat for a period of three years. Major software customization is not included.

Renishaw Probe with Interface: TP20 magnetically coupled touch probe 5 point star cluster stylus or as needed Optional automatic stylus change rack 1 medium force, 1 extended force module Optional rotating probes, laser scanner, etc.

Get a turn key plant floor CMM installed and checking all quality control Key Dimensional print Features on ten complex parts for under $100k.

Laser Calibration

PEGASYS Laser Calibration Service

Let Criterion Manufacturing Solutions perform annual laser calibration to your machine for better accuracy and to meet your ISO or QS standards.

PEGASYS Brochure

Programmable Electronic Gaging System in Acrobat PDF format.

Copyright 2008 by Criterion Manufacturing Solutions of Comstock Park / Grand Rapids, Michigan.  We are a manufacturer of Pegasys CMM’s and Pattern Master CNC Mills.

Criterion Manufacturing Solutions
5440 West River Drive NE
Comstock Park, MI  49321
PH - 616.784.3500
FAX - 616.784.9335
sales@criterionms.com
www.criterionms.com

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