Starrag is understood for creating manufacturing options for producers inside the aerospace business. To assist shorten the measurement instances of turbine blades, the corporate agreed to take part within the ZEISS PRISMO fortis CMM pilot undertaking.
“Velocity and most precision didn’t go collectively for a very long time,” stated Roland Ziltener, Plant Director at Starrag AG, Rorschacherberg. “High quality assurance, due to this fact, rapidly turns into a bottleneck. To make sure dependable and worthwhile manufacturing, you want speedy and dependable suggestions as as to if the parts meet the high-quality necessities.”
Prioritising buyer necessities
Prospects journey to Rorschacherberg with particular duties to acquire appropriate machining centres to supply turbine blades, blisks, impellers, casings and different plane functions. Starrag designs manufacturing options, incorporating the suitable fixtures primarily based on particular necessities regarding the variety of items or working time of the parts.
Ziltener, added, “Starrag just isn’t solely conversant in the necessities of the business however can be on the chopping fringe of know-how in lots of areas, together with measurement know-how.”
Reflecting on the ZEISS PRISMO fortis CMM pilot undertaking
Ivan Nytsch, Head of World Buyer Section Aerospace at ZEISS, “Starrag is a perfect pilot buyer.” Amongst different causes, the truth that the corporate is conversant in its prospects’ manufacturing processes provides to this perception, one thing that ZEISS additionally prioritises. ZEISS responded to the aerospace business’s must measure aerospace parts rapidly, reliably, and with excessive precision by the growth of the PRISMO household with the ZEISS PRISMO 7/12/7 fortis CMM.
Ziltener, who remembers the pilot undertaking nicely, added, “We had a take a look at the machine in Oberkochen and have been instantly impressed.” Making certain all turbine blades meet precision necessities even with these faster measuring instances, Starrag determined to measure components utilizing the ZEISS PRISMO fortis over 18 months. With various supplies, sizes, and geometries of turbine blades, the machine was put by its paces. To judge the accuracy ranges of the ZEISS PRISMO fortis, outcomes have been in comparison with reference values from the ZEISS PRISMO navigator. Each CMMs have been positioned in the identical measuring laboratory, ruling out potential influencing exterior elements.
All through the pilot undertaking, Starrag and ZEISS labored collectively, sharing data like measurement information in common conferences. ZEISS utilised this data to assist optimise the start-up and acceleration behaviour of the rotary desk and the machine, enhancements to usability have been additionally made.
Adjustments post-pilot undertaking
Following the tip of the pilot, Starrag acquired the measuring machine to measure turbine blades. These blades acted as proof of the idea. Ziltener believes that Starrag has set new requirements in high quality assurance because of the pilot undertaking, which is especially vital because the business requires the very best precision in manufacturing and high quality management. He went on to say that the collaboration with ZEISS was and is “an actual success story”.
