Gasket thickness. Bearing diameter. Shaft length. Hole spacing. The dimensions that matter — measured every part, not every tenth, at tolerances better than calipers, with no operator contact and no part handling.
Manual dimensional checks at 100% throughput are physically impossible. Sample-based metrology means 9 out of 10 out-of-spec parts ship before anyone notices. Optical metrology runs at line speed — and at ±50 µm, it's tighter than the calipers it replaces.
Add a vision metrology station between your existing process steps. The station measures every part as it passes; out-of-spec parts are diverted; in-spec parts continue. Your existing manual sampling becomes the verification step instead of the primary check — and SPC charts populate automatically from 100% of parts, not 1%.
The IX-AS/01 with telecentric optics is the right metrology head — telecentric removes parallax error, the 12 MP sensor resolves below 50 µm at typical working distances, and on-board calibration storage means the system maintains accuracy across temperature and time.
Part presented at known datum. Encoder or fixture confirms position.
Telecentric optics capture the part. Sub-pixel edge detection on every measured feature.
Dimensions extracted from the image: distances, angles, radii. Compared against tolerance.
In-spec / out-of-spec verdict to PLC. SPC data point to historian. First-article documentation generated.
Tell us your line, your existing equipment, and your tolerance window. We'll come back with a retrofit assessment, a greenfield specification, and a rough cost estimate within two business days.