Producing Geometry You Can Trust
QC provided an engineer for our project who did a great job of collecting the dimensional data for the parts to be reverse engineered, creating the CAD models, and producing prints for manufacturing. He kept in regular contact with me throughout the project, allowing us to quickly resolve issues as they arose. He was also very responsive when asked to make changes to the prints. Overall, a superior job.
- Paul,
Power Generation
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Tooling Transfer Prints and Documentation
Jeff Mengel from Plante & Moran's business advisory for the plastics industry says, "as many as 10-20% of North American plastics processors could falter by the end of 2009. The resulting reorganization will include the transfer of more than 360,000 tools."
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Jeff asks the question, "Are you ready?"
Being ready for a transfer tool includes having accurate documentation - both of the tooling and the qualified part. All too often a tool transfer does not mean "full documentation transfer".
That's where using an accurate laser scanning process comes in. With a precision laser scan, the tool or part can be quickly validated with a color comparison to the CAD model. If no CAD data is available, the scan can be developed into a complete CAD model that is tooling and production ready.
Verifying the product with a laser scan is a cost-effective way of preventing failures in the future. An accurate CAD model developed from a scan may also prevent errant tool changes down the road.
One more way to place your organization in the "ready" camp.
The QC Group has been around for decades. We know takeover tooling. Many of us have experienced the challenges first hand. We're here to help you get to your next step and to make that transition as smooth as possible.
1 Injection Molding, April 2009
©2012 David DeVowe
