The new sensor ZEISS ABIS III inspects both moving and stationary parts reproducibly and highly precise, identifying all relevant surface defects.
ZEISS Industrial Quality Solutions has launched the latest addition to its ABIS family, the ZEISS ABIS III. The surface inspection system is fully automated and aims to provide high-speed inspection rates whilst also reliably detecting defects during the process.
Key information:
- ZEISS Industrial Quality Solutions has unveiled its new surface inspection system.
- The ZEISS ABIS III is a fully automated system, with ZEISS claiming that the new product aims to provide high-speed inspection and reliable detection of defects.
- Additionally, the multidimensional metrology solutions manufacturer claims the ZEISS ABIS III is ideal for modern press shops and future-orientated body shops.
ZEISS ABIS III aims to provide quick and reliable inspections with the goal of detecting surface defects including bulges, cracks, dents, neckings, pressure marks, ripples, welding and glueing residues, scratches, and sink marks. Inspections can be conducted on both moving and stationary parts, either inline or atline during the cycle time. ZEISS claims that the ABIS III would be ideal for modern press shops and future-orientated body shops, especially when the system is used during the production of sheet-metal bodies and pressings.
ZEISS claims that its new surface inspection system aims to increase quality assurance through its ability to provide all fundamental data needed to make targeted reworks, surface analyses, and process optimisations. It also does not require manual visual inspections or surface treatments by means of grindstones.
The ZEISS ABIS III is equipped with two new software platforms. The first is the ZEISS ABIS V20, which the company goes on to claim ensures a balance between reliability, robustness, speed, and usability. Also, the software works by processing and visualising potential component defects in both pressed parts and complete body-in-white in real-time. This new software provides digital saves of any inspection result in a database that aims to meet individual corporate standards. This means that the user can provide quality certificates to their customers.
Additionally, the new system is also equipped with the new MCL Module: The Multi-Colour-Light technology. This addition aims to detect small types of defects, with a detection rate of up to 20Hz and only requires less than 0.5 seconds per sensor scan to complete the evaluation.