Creaform installs robot-guided measuring system

Creaform has installed a second robot-guided measuring system at Walter Automobiltechnik GmbH (WAT) in Berlin. WAT has received the development and series order for the engine mount of the new BMW Mini Cooper SE and uses the Creaform system MetraSCAN-R to measure complex tubular space frames for this type of vehicle. WAT is a system supplier of metal assemblies for the automotive industry. The focus is on complex welded assemblies such as motorcycle frames and engine mounts. The main customer is the BMW Group with motorcycle frames, torsion struts and the engine mount for the new fully electric Mini Cooper SE.

The robot-guided optical scanner Metrascan-R measures complex tubular space frames with many connection points for the periphery fully automatically at WAT. 90% of the features cannot be reworked and would immediately cause a line to stop if they were not in accordance with the specification. Due to the high temperature galvanizing required, many of these features have to be reworked manually due to the process. This results in the requirement of a qualitative safeguarding of the finished part by 100% measurement of the series production within a given cycle time. For each frame, a measurement protocol and 3D scan must be saved for traceability.