Case Study: TREMEC achieves 85% faster shop-floor gauging with Renishaw Equator gauges

TREMEC cuts shop floor gauging time by 85% with Renishaw

TREMEC, a manufacturer of transmission systems and gears for major automotive companies like Daimler, faced a significant challenge with lengthy part inspection times that slowed down its manufacturing process. To address this, TREMEC partnered with vendor Renishaw to implement their Equator gauging system for a new Daimler gear project.

Renishaw's solution involved installing Equator gauges directly on the shop floor alongside machine tools. This eliminated the need to transport parts to a climate-controlled quality room for measurement, drastically reducing inspection time from over 20 minutes to just two and a half minutes per part—an 85% reduction. This also provided comprehensive data recording and analysis capabilities. As a result, TREMEC significantly improved process control and efficiency, leading to plans for further expansion of the Renishaw Equator system into other production areas.

TREMEC

Andrés González

Head of Service Quality and Gauges at Tremec