A customer has an application where they needed to be able to measure the width of a woven material very accurately as it is being made. The customer decided to use the Acuity AP820-80 laser line sensor that projects a laser line of 580 points across a laser line of a 2.5″ length.
Continue readingOne of Acuity’s existing customers wanted to be able to measure the thickness of a clear and semi-transparent film online. By using the white light confocal chromatic CL4 MG35 probe on a CCS Prima controller, the customer was able to hold +/- 0.6 microns of thickness accuracy.
Continue readingRecently a customer has asked Acuity for help in being able to measure the volume of different packages sizes coming down a conveyor line.
Continue readingMany manufactures have a requirement to accurately measure the angles of their products on line and adjust the process to reduce waste.
Continue readingAn Acuity medical customer is using the Initial 4.0 model to create a 3D scan of medical samples to measure the change in the surface features. This technology is able to measure on any target surface including clear and mirror surfaces.
Continue readingOne of Acuity’s customers is a large sheet metal fabricator and is using the AP820-1000 blue laser line sensor to control the position of the steel plate in the slitter line.
Continue readingOne of our customers is using the AR2000 laser rangefinder to measure and control the level of molten metal in a furnace.
Continue readingMany manufacturing companies require an online method to measure their products as they are being made to a high tolerance. The manufacturing of pipe is an example of where a company can provide a superior product and automatically control the surface dimensions of their product to meet their specifications.
Continue readingNASA-JSC used an AR3000 laser sensor as a laser altimeter to measure the altitude of the Morpheus Lander in flight. The laser has been one of the more reliable sensors on the lander.
Continue readingThe steel working industry is vast with many different functions. Steel manufacturing began as a means to produce small and more expensive items like knives, swords and armor. Today, steel is a much larger industry and can be made cheaper and in higher quantities.
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