Case Study: Thales Angenieux reduces lens inspection time with MSC Software’s Adams

Adams View helps to optimize time to inspect sub-assemblies for zoom lenses

Thales Angenieux, a manufacturer of precision lenses, needed a way to determine the worst-case position for adjusting the gap between the guiding rod and groove in zoom lens sub-assemblies. The company had been relying on highly experienced inspectors to make many time-consuming manual measurements, which made inspection slow and difficult.

Using MSC Software’s Adams simulation, Thales Angenieux modeled its lenses and predicted the worst-case position for each one. The predicted position matched trial-and-error results, and inspectors could then move each lens directly to that position for measurement. The company reduced inspection time and made the process possible for less experienced operators.

Thales Angenieux

Sliman Ayad

Mechanical Design Engineer