Case Study: EMW reduces tube inspection time and material costs with Hexagon TubeInspect S

EMW - Customer Case Study

EMW, a specialist tube manufacturer, faced a challenge in prototyping bent tubes based on unknown samples. Their manual process for reverse engineering bending data was slow and costly, especially for complex parts with many bends and expensive materials. They sought a better solution and turned to Hexagon, implementing their TubeInspect S optical tube measuring system.

The solution from Hexagon was the non-contact TubeInspect S system, which uses cameras to digitally measure a sample tube's geometry in seconds and provide the data needed to set up bending machines. This resulted in immense time savings, particularly for complex parts, and substantially decreased material costs by nearly eliminating wasted material from incorrect setups. The customer also highlighted the system's user-independent and repeatable accuracy as a key benefit, making the investment a sustainable preparation for future challenges.

EMW

Markus Klass

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