Quality assurance for the future of machinery
ZEISS MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT

Quality Assurance for the Future of Machinery

Precise. Efficient. Adaptive.

Machinery & equipment

The traditional mechanical engineering industry possesses extensive knowledge in manufacturing processes and machine design, focusing on precision and throughput to meet rising demands for product performance. A significant shift towards sustainable products and processes is compelling manufacturers to adopt new technologies and materials. This evolution necessitates flexibility in production lines and continuous improvements in throughput and productivity, all while maintaining quality. To succeed, manufacturers must quickly adapt to changing conditions and integrate innovative solutions for efficient and sustainable production.

Production machinery focuses on industrial equipment like cutting, milling, and injection molding machines.

Production machinery

Production machinery focuses on industrial equipment like cutting, milling, and injection molding machines. Precision in machine components is a traditional challenge. The shift from combustion engines to sustainable products, like e-mobility, demands new manufacturing technologies. This requires high-precision metrology solutions and advanced materials to ensure stability and adaptability for diverse products, and digitalization serves as a transformative force in this context, enhancing productivity by integrating smart technologies that optimize manufacturing processes and improve precision in production machinery.

Cutting & milling

Cutting & milling

Cutting and milling machine builders face metrology challenges affecting precision and performance. Key issues include component accuracy, complex geometries, thermal stability, tool wear, vibration, system integration, and compliance with standards. Adapting to new materials and technologies is essential for improving machine quality.

Casting & injection molding

Casting & injection molding

Machine builders of injection molding and casting machines face quality assurance challenges that affect precision and performance. Key issues include managing complex geometries with CMMs, assessing material variability with x-ray CTs, and ensuring regulatory compliance. Adapting to new technologies is essential. Advanced metrology solutions enhance machine quality and competitiveness.

Eroding machine

Eroding machines

Eroding machine builders face challenges in precision measurement, material analysis, thermal effects, tool wear, surface finish evaluation, system integration, and regulatory compliance. Addressing these with advanced solutions ensures machine quality and competitiveness in manufacturing complex geometries and hard materials.

Solutions for every step of the production

Quality assurance for machinery manufacturing

Solutions for every step of the production
  • A computer screen showing a the design & prototyping

    Design & prototyping

    Challenges

    • Machine components must meet strict requirements for vibrational and deformational stability in addition to dimensional specifications
    • The choice of component material is crucial, affecting deformation behavior, stability, wear, and aging

    Your benefits with ZEISS

    • The ARAMIS system precisely measures deformation under stress, allowing comprehensive analysis of component mechanical properties
    • ZEISS microscopes enable detailed analysis of material composition and residues, essential for selecting suitable materials for machine design
  • Machine components must meet strict dimensional specifications for precision and long-term wear stability or vibration reduction, particularly in spindles

    Manufacturing & assembly

    Challenges

    • Machine components must meet strict dimensional specifications for precision and long-term wear stability or vibration reduction, particularly in spindles
    • Surface damage like scratches or defects on machine components and parts requires thorough investigation of the root cause

    Your benefits with ZEISS

    • ZEISS CMM solutions provide exceptional precision in dimensional control, merging efficiency with adaptability
    • ZEISS microscopes deliver critical failure analysis and insights, essential for eliminating defects and failures

  • Tool making

    Tool making

    Challenges

    • Complex cutting tools with a steel core and diamond coating necessitate a stable interface to prevent wear and failure
    • Injection mold fabrication demands precise adjustments for accurate product dimensions, like medical implants

    Your benefits with ZEISS

    • ZEISS Crossbeam captures high-resolution images of the steel-diamond interface to enhance understanding of its stability
    • ZEISS X-ray machines scan implants to assess dimensions, and tool correction computes mold adjustments
  • Installation & acceptance

    Installation & acceptance

    Challenges

    • Tool acceptance requires verifying machine performance through the dimensional accuracy of components
    • Tool acceptance requires verifying machine performance via part dimensions

    Your benefits with ZEISS

    • CMM technology can accurately verify the dimensions of manufactured metal components
    • ZEISS X-ray machines excel in measuring the dimensions of manufactured plastic parts and medical implants
  • ZEISS tool correction facilitates precise adjustments and enhancements

    Operations

    Challenges

    • Continuous tooling monitoring requires adjusting forms or developing new ones
    • To ensure optimal performance, machine components should be replaced or upgraded

    Your benefits with ZEISS

    • ZEISS tool correction facilitates precise adjustments and enhancements
    • ZEISS reverse engineering generates component drawings from measurement data

Machine components in production machinery

  • ZEISS PiWeb

    Intelligent inspection software for high demands​

    ZEISS PiWeb​

    ZEISS PiWeb supports decision making on the shopfloor with measurement results, values for temperature and other input data from various sources and equipment. This allows you to efficiently track your production quality across all machines along the production. ZEISS PiWeb can capture and analyze results from tactile, optical, manual or CT measurements from other parties as well as other machines such as CNC milling and more.​

  • ZEISS CALYPSO

    All-purpose software for dimensional metrology​

    ZEISS CALYPSO​

    Coordinate measuring machine software: ZEISS CALYPSO measures geometric elements - accurately, fast and efficiently. Select the required measurement features to configure your inspection plans. When used in connection with ZEISS measuring systems and sensors, ZEISS CALYPSO provides you with a powerful system from a single source. The software also adapts to your needs: With numerous optional add-ons, ZEISS CALYPSO also provides the perfect solution for demanding applications.​

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