SMART MEASUREMENT TECHNOLOGIES –

AEROSPACE & DEFENCE

When
Microns
Matter

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 About Renishaw

World leading metrology company

A FTSE 250 company with headquarters in the United
Kingdom

Advancing operational performance

Transforming manufacturing efficiencies and raising
product quality
Maximising production outputs
Reducing cycle and inspection times

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 Highlights in 2018

18%
of revenue spent
on engineering
including R&D

£536.8m
sales

35 4350
countries with employees
local subsidiary
contacts

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 Our businesses

Industrial Healthcare Additive Motion Control

Metrology Neuro Manufacturing Linear optical and laser
scales
Systems for process Medical – Dental Powder bed AM
control and quality machines Magnetic and Optical
control in manufacturing RAMAN Spectroscopy rotary Encoders
AM solutions centres
 Our expertise in Industrial Metrology
– Manufacturing process control
❖ CNC machine calibration and
performance assessment
Metrology
Co-ordinate
fixtures
measurement Post-
❖ Consistent process output - products process
accommodate variation monitoring
Gauging
❖ Compensate for changes or drift
during machining Machine tool In-process control
probe and tool
setting
❖ Verification of parts to meet systems
design intent Process setting

Calibration and
performance Process foundation
testing products

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 Smart Metrology
Why?
• As factories get “smarter”, we believe
that measurement is playing an even
more essential role in speeding up
operations without losing the accuracy,
consistency and ease of use.
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First building block of engineering
• Without validation there can be no
certified components
• Smart factories getting more connected
and hence smart metrology
• Moving away from tailgate inspection to
inspection at the point of manufacturing
• No more waste and variations in the
process
• Automation with purpose
• Zero waste manufacturing
• Right part first time and every time
 When
Microns
Matter
More than 40 years of
Aerospace Improvement

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We offer expertise in controlling the manufacture of aerospace parts

Have extensive experience of partnering with global players in the aero supply chain

Landing
Engine components Turbine blades/blisks Nozzles
components/Actuators

Wing components

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How does Renishaw technology increase throughput?

Faster measurements
Reduced number of devices (multi sensor)
Increase measurement frequency (reduce
‘blind spots’)
Move measurement to point of
manufacture
Use measurement data for process control
Automate process corrections

Reduce scrap
Eliminate delays
 On machine scanning technology for adaptive machining

• 1000 points / sec

• Short cycle time
• Accurate blends
• Part quality assured

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Increased throughput

Rapid process setting and surface

assessment
 Engine casing assembly
Productivity+™ Scanning Suite:
Industry: Aerospace Prismatic

Application: Measurement of 20+ ring mounting holes, following tapered

hole machining

Original process: Time consuming manual process (blueing)

New process: Automated scanning to measure reaming contact through

the different casing materials

Key benefit: Faster, and more reliable, automated process

This is a representative image of the sample part

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 Aerospace engine casing
Productivity+™ Scanning Suite:
Industry: Aerospace Prismatic and Chamfer
Measurement
Application: Angled hole and chamfer measurement

Original process: Offline inspection process using a CMM

New process: On-machine verification of critical bores and chamfer dimensions

Key benefit: Reduces in-process use of the CMM and removes the
need for additional part alignment following the CMM
process
This is a representative image of the sample part

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 Aerospace valve block
Productivity+™ Scanning Suite:
Industry: Aerospace Prismatic

Application: Measurement of bore position and size

Original process: Periodic offline verification using a CMM

New process: Measurement of critical features during machining process

Key benefit: Less machine downtime and operator intervention,

allowing for continuous production

This is a representative image of the sample part

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 Edge breaking on large cast engine casings
Productivity+™ Scanning Suite:
Industry: Aerospace Freeform Surface Toolkit

Application: Deburring of critical features on cast engine casing

Original process: Manual deburring operation

New process: Free-form surface scan around critical features followed

by 2D toolpath generation

Key benefit: Replaces the time consuming manual deburring

operation with an automated process

This is a representative image of the sample part

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 Complex aero components inspection using 5 Axis - REVO
Now…

• Comprehensive verification

• Complex feature geometries

• Edge profiles and surface blends

• Surface finish

Previously lead to…

• Long inspection cycle times

• Inspection bottlenecks

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 POST PROCESS MONITORING – 5 AXIS CMM
Overview of REVO™, 5-axis measurement technology

REVO 5-axis technology in CMM

• Rapid inspection throughput - increased capacity

• Additional measurement capability - e.g. surface roughness
• Flexibility of access - infinite positioning/far fewer styli changes
 How fast?

3-axis REVO® 5-axis

Scanning suffers from poor accuracy Extremely high scanning speeds,
unless speeds are kept low without compromising accuracy
How fast?
3 Axis CMM Vs REVO inspection
 Even surface finish on CMM too using REVO

A wide range of styli arrangements to accommodate the most demanding access requirements

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Increased throughput

Point of manufacture inspection - EQUATOR

In- Process Control & Monitoring with EQUATOR System

Equator fills a gap in the market never addressed before

Hand gauge - absolute

Fast, easy to use, cheap, Not very repeatable, does not record results

Equator - comparator
Fast, versatile, re-programmable, Designed for the shop-floor, thermally
‘insensitive’, Highly repeatable, manual or automated operation

Coordinate Measuring Machines (CMM) - absolute

High accuracy, traceable absolute measurement, Flexible,
comprehensive software Certified in temperature controlled rooms

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 What is the Renishaw Equator™ Gauge?
• Equator is a comparative gauge
• Not an absolute metrology device like a CMM.
• A comparator for medium to high volume
gauging
• Robust – proven on the shop-floor and
thermally ‘insensitive’
• Versatile - Able to switch between multiple
parts (Not Tailor made like multi gauge)
• In Process Tool Wear compensator
• In Process Position (w.r.t. different datums)
compensator
• Form measurement at Shop Floor (GD&T)

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Increased throughput

Automated process feedback

Complementary Technologies
 Thank you for your time…
… we appreciate your attention

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