A 15-minute quality control check of a hole in an excavator arm?
The excavator is considered one of the most important construction tools for infrastructure projects. Therefore, the attention of companies operating this device pays a lot of attention to excavator performance and efficiency
Why is quality control by 3D inspection so crucial for an excavator’s arm?
The arm is an indispensable component that moves frequently, and is attached to the rest of the components by bushings. If the holes are in the wrong place in the structure, it will cause the entire arm to sway and reduce productivity and create more opportunities for wear and tear on individual components. Hence, close inspection of the quality of the holes on the arm and their possible deviations is inevitable. However, an ordinary handheld 3D scanner cannot achieve high speed and precision in this type of scanning.
The solution of ScanTech 3D and the TrackScan 3D scanner in the process of quality control of excavator parts
ScanTech’s TrackScan 3D scanner, was developed in cooperation with Metronor, a Norwegian company specializing in portable measurement systems. This scanner can easily detect the length of an excavator arm from a distance of 10 meters and quickly collect accurate 3D data, using unique tracking technology and interestingly getting rid of markers in the process. Combined with an additional Track Probe, you can also get a contact measurement at an arm length of 15 meters and more easily collect detailed 3D data of depressions or furrows.
The process of scanning with the TrackSkan 3D scanner
Time spent on 3D inspection for excavator arm
15 minutes for scanning and further data processing. ScanTech’s TrackScan 3D scanner benefits from Metronor’s (Norway) 30 years of technological experience in industrial measurement and has high quality measurements, making a significant contribution to correction in machine manufacturing.
