Automotive supplier relies on ZEISS for measuring technology and documentation

In 2010, IAC received an order to design and manufacture around 100 components for a new model, including the dashboard, center console and door paneling. The designs originated from the proven IAC site in Basildon, UK. IAC planned production in Romania beginning in 2012.

One aspect seemed particularly important: how could the documentation of the measurements be generated in the format requested by the customer? Standard measuring software was not the solution.

ZEISS met the demands of the automotive supplier regarding measuring machine, fixture equipment, software and service, thus laying the foundation for a pilot project.

"First for the design of the clamping equipment, second for the generation of the measuring program and third for the documentation." The clamping equipment is used to fix each workpiece for the measurement in exactly the position it will be mounted in a car. Generating the measuring program – offline with CALIGO measuring software – is also based on the measured points specified in the CAD model at the start of the process. Measuring technicians save around 60-70 percent of the time needed for programming because they no longer have to start from the beginning. Furthermore, the measurement point planning in the CAD model meets one main goal: it provides the foundation for documentation using PiWeb software from Carl Zeiss.