Quality Assurance Measuring at the Edge of the Chip

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The increasing pressure and shortage of skilled workers are forcing the machining industry to rethink quality assurance. Direct measurements in production noticeably shorten control loops and minimize costly setup times.

Traditionally, quality assurance is strictly separated from production: workpieces are removed, transported to the climate-controlled precision measurement room, and measured there after a tempering phase. In modern, flexible manufacturing, this process increasingly proves to be a bottleneck. Long transport times delay feedback to machine operators, increasing the risk of rejects due to undetected tool wear or temperature drift. The trend is therefore shifting towards in-process measurements. The challenge here is physical in nature: temperature fluctuations, vibrations, and dirt particles in the factory hall affect measurement results. Modern workshop measuring devices must compensate for these influences.