Case Studies: Automotive Testing Achieves Shorter Downtimes
Volkswagen AS (Dresden, Germany) was looking for a calibration solution that would lead to shorter downtimes and transport times. The German automaker turned to Leica Geosystems' metrology division (Norcross, GA) and its LTD700 laser tracker for inspection and measurement applications at the Volkswagen plant in Dresden, Germany. Leica laser trackers are portable coordinate measuring machines used for industrial measurement applications such as part mating, alignment, calibration, build-and-inspect work, confirmation of close tolerance work and capturing 3-D coordinate data on-demand.
The calibration room at the Volkswagen facility is used for a variety of jobs associated with quality assurance in the production process, as well as testing the dimensional accuracy of various jigs for the automobile manufacturer's Phaeton model. A typical laser tracker application measures the skids, where car body parts are deposited and positioned accurately for specific production units. Additionally, the LTD700 is used for inspecting components on the bodywork and to control the correct positioning of components within the jig.