Creaform portable metrology solutions take Andritz Hydro measurement capability to a new level
13/08/2021
Creaform, a worldwide leader in portable 3D measurement solutions and engineering services, has a new customer in Andritz Hydro GmbH, a global supplier of electromechanical equipment and services from ‘water-to-wire’ for hydropower plants. Andritz has extended its metrology portfolio with the Creaform solutions, now being more flexible with the portable solutions and able to respond more quickly to internal and external measurement requests.Headquartered in Vienna, Austria, and with over 50 locations in more than 25 countries worldwide, Andritz Hydro was looking to improve its measurement capabilities by addressing limitations experienced with its conventional equipment, such as laser trackers and measuring arms. With their rigid set-ups unsuitable for manufacturing environments due to vibrations and thermal variations, these systems lacked the flexibility, speed and ease of use that the company was looking for.
Andritz Hydro turned to Creaform, which helped the company to select the perfect metrology solutions to meet its needs, and finally chose to invest in the HandyScan 3D and the MaxShot 3D optical coordinate measuring system.
By using the new metrology equipment systems, Andritz Hydro now saves time in component measurement, correspondingly reducing throughput times as well. The technology’s accuracy, versatility and portability enable measurement of difficult-to-access objects in harsh manufacturing environments. Furthermore, process reliability has been strengthened by faster measurements in additional intermediate steps and the annual savings provide a quick return on investment.
“Creaform technology has taken us to a new level. We can now digitise and measure parts for which our conventional measuring equipment was not designed. This measurement technology is simply innovative as well as easy to use,” said Yener Korkmaz, Head of Measurement Technology at Andritz Hydro Ravensburg, Germany.
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