Quality Measurement: Multitasking with Multisensor Measurement
Sensors reduce setup and speed inspection. By James R. Koelsch, Contributing Editor
Multitasking and rapid changeovers are not just concerns for process engineers anymore. Today, they are important considerations for quality engineers too. As manufacturers continue to move quality control from the lab and integrate it into flexible production lines, inspection devices must do more per setup with the least human intervention possible. Consequently, many quality engineers are designing or specifying automatic measurement devices that deploy more than one sensor to take as many measurements as possible while the part is located in a fixture.