Conventional algorithms allow automatic and sufficiently accurate determination of surface points without prior information about the workpiece (e.g., CAD model or STL point cloud of a master part) only for measuring objects made of one material. With the new WinWerth® […]

With Spiral (Helical) Tomography, the measuring object is moved screw-like along the rotary axis as it rotates. This has the benefit that all parts of the measuring object are irradiated horizontally from the source to the detector at least once. […]

Some workpieces, such as thin sheet metal, must not be contacted or moved, but are also too large and hea­vy for rotary axes. In such cases, a multisensor capa­ble rotary/tilt head is needed for measurement on both sides. The WRT […]

Werth TomoScope® coordinate measuring systems with computed tomography offer high measuring speed at high resolution. Transmission tubes with 80 W tube power allow measurements up to five times faster than conventional reflection tubes with the same structural resolution. OnTheFly CT for […]

Since its foundation in 1817, the Senckenberg Society for Nature Research has been researching the deve­lopment of the earth and the importance of biodiversity. The Senckenberg Natural History Museum at the main site in Frankfurt am Main is one of […]

With the high-precision machines of the VideoCheck® S series, the potential of the most accurate sensors can be fully exploited. The multisensor technology with large sensor selection allows the economical solution of many measurement tasks with one machine. Werth offers […]

Werth has further improved the accuracy of its computed tomography and multi-sensor coordinate measuring machines. The new TomoScope® S Plus 240 impresses with double the measuring volume, the VideoCheck® UA with a unique specification and the new VideoCheck® S with up to three […]

By merging several sensors into a multisensor, costs are reduced and operation is simplified. The Chromatic Focus Zoom offers high flexibility and accuracy for non-contact measurements without sensor offset in all three spatial directions. After integrating the Werth Laser Probe […]

Fast measurement with high resolution in compact design These X-ray sources in monoblock design, unique in the market, enable measurements in high resolution with extremely short measuring times. By using transmission targets, these tubes offer focal spot sizes of a […]

With plastic gears, often all teeth have to be measured due to the manufacturing process. Computed tomography allows the entire workpiece to be captured in a single measuring process, thus achieving an enormous time advantage. Using the CT data, gear […]

With high speed and precision, workpieces can be fully captured by X-ray computed tomography. For measurements in parallel with production, however, this method has often been too slow. A new type of machine now combines the advantages of various classes […]

Figure: Fiber structure of a filter (left) and penetration depth of particles (right, view from inside the workpiece onto the surface) with dimensions in the single-digit micrometer range. A new machine solution from Werth Messtechnik combines a submicrofocus tube and […]

A connector usually contains several stamped and bent parts that must be manufactured with high precision. In order to prove and document the required quality (and ultimately to optimize the process), Unimet has invested in four Werth Videocheck  multisensor measuring […]

Figure 1: Laser sensor using the Foucault principle integrated into an image processing sensor (illumination systems not shown). Optical Sensor Technology in Coordinate Metrology In coordinate measuring technology, mainly tactile and optical sensors and X-ray computed tomography are used. Optical […]

Figure 1. Calculating volume data by back projection of the filtered radiographic images: a) Object, b) X-ray beam path in one section plane, c) Principle of stepwise back projection and superimposing, d) Result of reconstruction with different numbers of back […]

Measurement technology has always played a central role at the stamping and bending technology specialist Johann Vitz in Velbert. Managing Director Michael Vitz is convinced that the 3D multisensor coordinate measuring technology from Werth in particular secures a competitive edge […]

Figure 1. Measurement of a micro gear with the Werth Fiber Probe – the fiber is guided in a metal tube. Flexible and Surface Independent Sensors In coordinate metrology, mainly tactile and optical sensors, as well as X-ray computed tomography, […]

Fig. 1. One of Werth’s newest computed x-ray tomography machines the TomoScope XS Plus Measure as Accurately as a Probe or Optics Using Computed Tomography in Coordinate Metrology PRACTICAL TIP For precise measurements with X-ray computed tomography (CT), Autocorrection based […]

For years, toolmaker Mauth had to calculate more time for measuring complicated form cutters than for their grinding process. With the new 3D coordinate measuring machine Scope Check S from Werth Messtechnik, the relationship has changed. The production-related measurement system […]

Find out what is new in the 2019 issue of Multisensor, the annual publication of Werth Messtechnik in Germany.

The Werth Chromatic Focus Point sensor is a highly accurate optical distance sensor that is largely insensitive to surface condition.A typical application is determining flatness by scanning quickly using the sensor’s own measuring range. The Chromatic Focus Point sensor (CFP) […]

The Werth 3D-Patch is a focus variation sensor that captures a surface area and automatically adapts sensor parameters to the surface characteristics of the workpiece. It also includes HDR functionality.The sensor makes it possible to perform 3D surface deviation analyses […]

Several different methods are used to achieve high product quality in injection molding. The standard method is to design the mold under consideration of the production parameters, for example the shrinkage of the plastic can be taken into account. An […]

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The work piece changing system transports various work pieces in sequence from a pallet into the measurement area, then removes them again afterwards. With this automatic loading, the TomoScope® can also be used during “unmanned” night shifts or over the […]

Computed tomography (CT) reconstructs the entire work piece volume from 2D radiographic images. Inspection tasks such as void analysis or inspection of the situation in an assembly can be performed directly on the X-ray images without measurements. To support such […]

There are several calculation strategies available in WinWerth® for analyzing circles and cylinders. Among others, Gaussian, maximum inscribed, minimum circumscribed, and minimal zone elements can be calculated. Expanding on the maximum inscribed, minimum circumscribed, and minimal zone elements can be […]

Tables of measured values, 2D and 3D graphs, BestFit and ToleranceFit® plots, camera images from the image processing sensor or any other images can be documented in the office report. The measurement report can be created any time after the measurement […]

Various functions for editing measurement programs are integrated in the WinWerth® measurement software. After modifying the position, measurement window size, or light settings, the element can immediately be measured automatically. This way, the adaptions can be tested quickly without running […]

Complete measurement programs for all sensors may be created offline or online on the CAD model from single points, scan paths, and free-form scanning. Sensor parameters such as light settings, measurement strategies, and image processing filters can also be selected […]

For cylinder, cone, and sphere elements, automatic scan path and point distributions are available with the helix, circles, or surface lines strategies. On flat surfaces, scan paths are distributed in a particular shape (grid, star, or spiral), measured as an […]

Quality assurance uses various measuring machine concepts depending on the measurement task:  for production monitoring, extremely fast machines are needed and high-precision multisensor coordinate measuring machines are required for work pieces with tight tolerances. For first article inspection, however, computed tomography that captures […]

Today, using WinWerth® measurement software, measurement sequences can be created from 3D CAD data away from the machine.  Optimal measurement methods can be determined at the CAD workstation and measurement sequences can be simulated graphically. Programs are thus available prior to […]

One benefit of computed tomography is that the work piece is captured completely, including undercuts and internal geometries.  Historically, computed tomography has been too slow for  measurements during the manufacturing process. For years, real time reconstruction in WinWerth in parallel with image capture […]

Like all Werth CT machines, the TomoScope® XS also reconstructs the work piece volume in real time, in parallel with capturing the images, allowing the system to be used for production monitoring. The use of Win Werth® measurement software for […]

In recent years, developments in computed tomography have concentrated on the high resolution measurement of large work pieces and materials that are difficult to penetrate. To this end, large and heavy coordinate measuring machines were used. X-ray tubes came in […]

Werth Messtechnik presents the latest innovation in its extensive selection of sensors:  with the Chromatic Focus Line (CFL) sensor, entire work piece geometries are captured rapidly. Using different lenses, the measurement uncertainty and range can be adapted to a particular […]

The Chromatic Focus Line sensor provides another interesting function: in addition to the wavelength of the reflected light, its intensity is also analyzed and a raster image of the work piece surface is generated. Subsequent analysis with image processing software […]

A quick “in the image” measurement in the field of view of the image processing sensor has the same advantages for large work pieces as it does for small, however the measurement precision is not a high as it could […]

The new Measuring Spot Sensor simulates a tactile scan path or point distribution on a point cloud. The measurement points or scan paths, as is the case of tactile sensors, are automatically distributed on the selected geometrical features using the […]

The machine can optionally be equipped with two independent sensor axes. Both optical and tactile measurements as well as an optimal combination of both measurement principles are possible. During measurements with one sensor, the second axis remains in the park […]

The ScopeCheck FB DZ product line offers compact devices with large measuring ranges. A large combined measurement range can be achieved for Multisensor measurements, as for the smallest machine it is 425 mm x 500 mm x 350 mm with […]

With computed tomography, the complete work piece geometry is captured with one single measurement. To determine the measurement points in the entire voxel volume, at Werth the material transitions are calculated using a patented subvoxeling process. Using this process, it […]

WinWerth 8.42 now offers the functionality of a more comprehensive and clearer display of geometrical characteristics in the 3D graphic.  The display of the geometrical characteristics is now based on the ISO Norm 16792. The actual values are color coded. […]