Mold to big to move? Portable CMM solves QC problem. (Proper Mold and Engineering Inc acquires six-axis, portable coordinate-measuring-machine for quality certification from Faro Technologies Inc)

Plastics Technology, July, 1998 by Ogando, Joseph

Measuring large automotive molds for quality certification can be a daunting task. Just try squeezing 30 tons worth of tooling onto a coordinate-measuring-machine (CMM) platform. Or consider the cost impact of tying up a milling machine for measurement duties. Proper Mold and Engineering Inc., a moldmaker in Warren, Mich., recently found a way around these difficulties when it adopted a six-axis, portable measurement arm from Faro Technologies Inc., Lake Mary, Fla.

With a 30-lb "FaroArm" in hand, Proper Mold's quality technicians have halved the time they spend measuring fascia molds and other large tools - both on their own shop floor and at customers' molding sites. And they've done so while maintaining the accuracy - often tighter than 0.25 mm - required for...

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