Our Simple Setup Process

IMPORT

Create a new new model by importing your 3D CAD file from a variety of formats.  Define the model name and ID to be used for recall.

TOOLS

Select round, rectangular, or slotted holes, studs, gaps, edges, welds, surfaces you wish to measure.  Each will be assigned a (changeable sequence ID and Inspection ID. 

CUSTOMIZE

Select sensor specific custom tool from drop down and adjust tolerances for each inspection if necessary.  Reorder or change Inspection IDs.

PATHING

Select Auto Path generation.  This will generate your new robot inspection program.  (This is a unique feature only available in VisionSoft2D and VisionSoft3D and is not dependent on robot manufacturer.)

AUTOCAL

Execute Auto Calibration.  Upon execution, the robot will run through your inspection sequence stopping at each point and perform a zero calibration with your target part. 

MATCH

Import or enter Inspection Point CMM offset values previously measured on your target part.  This provides a reference from your CMM for all future inspections.  Once completed, parts inspected on your VisionSoft3D system should closely match a re-inspection at your CMM.

PUSH

Push to Production.  This is the final step in your setup process.  Once completed you are now ready to run production.

BENEFITS

VERSATILE – VisionSoft3D has been designed to simplify and automate the CMM process for in-line production, first article checks, and/or Lab use.  By utilizing your CMM for initial setup data, VisionSoft3D is then able to perform thousands of inspections in an industrial environment at lighting fast speeds, without the need for human interaction.

SIMPLE – VisionSoft3D is easily setup with less than two days of training.  You don’t have to be a robot programmer or have vast knowledge of metrology to complete the setup process.

FLEXIBLE – Why build a gauge that takes up space and is useless at the end of a program.  VisionSoft3D can be utilized to perform inspections on hundreds of unique parts with very simple tooling and can be configured for up to nine individual, inspection stations.

EFFICIENT – Where do we begin…  Automation eliminates labor from your process… Program costs savings by replacing complex tooling gauges with simple part holding fixtures… Reducing overall floor space requirements by storing rack storing simple holding plates and elimination of large bulky gauges.

Robots Supported

3D Sensors Supported

APPLICATIONS

Total Controls, Inc. can provide a custom or standard cell design to meet your Quality Control/Metrology Inspection demands.  With the speed of VisionSoft3D and our extensive expertise in automation and integration, we are confident our design will fit into most any inline assembly operation.

Want to eliminate large complex gauges used for first article inspections?  Contact us for a visit and see our demo system in action.

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