Werth addresses these complexities with 3-D CNC multisensory CMM capable of checking all features in one setup.
Prosthetics and implants are becoming more and more complex and delicate. That’s why Stuckenbrock Medizintechnik, Tuttlingen, maintains a high level of technology. In order to produce and inspect very tight tolerances, the equipment must meet very high specifications.
Plant manager Jurgen Klemm substantiates, “For our specialty screws, with regard to thread diameters, we have reached precision levels of hundredths of millimeters. For threads that have very thin flanks, this is a formidable specification. A normal tibial pin, in contrast, is a relatively large part.”