Technical Advancement & News Center

Newsletter: January 2004

Technical Upgrades

Mectron LSR-30 Laser

The LSR-30 laser scanning speed is one hundred times faster than the lasers formerly used on the Q2000 and Q4000 models. In some cases, customer's stringent quality requirements have surpassed the old laser capabilities. Mectron has upgraded 86 machines in the past two years. The customer feedback: easier set-ups, meets all stringent requirements and greatly reduced reject rates based on LSR-30 inspection capabilities. Contact Terry Hoffman at 734-944-8777, or email at terry@mectron.net for more information.

Training

On-Site Training!

Mectron is offering on-site training at customers' facilities to increase operators' performance in pursuit of zero defects.

- Free machine preventive maintenance evaluation

Turnover in inspection departments is high, leaving new or partially trained operators with full responsibility. To provide your customers with zero ppm product, qualified and trained operators are essential. For more information call our service director, Tom Sande, at 734-944-8777 or email at tom@mectron.net.

Sorting Operations

Achieve your goal of zero ppm's with Mectron Inspection Services.

• 1.57 billion fasteners inspected at 0.018 ppm's
• Volume discounts
• 24 hour a day service
• 24 hour rush service
• In-line packaging
• GM and Delphi third party source.

Bolts, screws, cylindrical parts, screw machine, heat treated, and plated products are all candidates for inspection. Capabilities include foreign material, dimensional discrepancies, radial part damage, overall length and metallurgical analysis. For sorting information contact Shaun McGuire at 734-944-8777, or email at shaun@mectron.net

New Products

SPEED! SPEED! SPEED!

The FM1000 is a vision-based machine capable of inspecting basic fastener characteristics at speeds up to 500ppm. The system is comprised of a high-speed magnetic belt presenting the part to the vision camera. The camera and software package provide inspection for multiple features simultaneously: lengths, diameters, thread presence, foreign material, feature presence, washers, etc. Part set-ups are saved and stored into the computer via the high-resolution touch screen for easy retrieval. This user-friendly design offers the customer accurate inspection at very high speeds with an affordable price tag. The FM1000's capabilities include headed products up to 127mm in length and diameters up to an M14.

New Advanced Technology

Mectron's new Q5000 integrates today's most advanced hardware and software packages to increase your inspection opportunities. The Q-series machines are taking on a new look with a single touch screen for both laser and eddy current stations utilizing Microsoft Windows XP. The new touch screen will pivot 90 degrees to provide customers with complete ergonomic operation. The Microsoft operating system combined with Mectron's comprehensive software provide unlimited set-up potential. Mectron's patented LSR-30 laser provides inspection capabilities to .0002" (.005mm) repeatability on diameters.

The 100kHz LSR-30 laser is unmatched in the industry in scanning speed and inspection capability. The Q2500 is a laser only inspection system available in 6 or 8 laser configurations, and the Q5000 adds Mectron's MI9000 Magnetic Imagery™ for metallurgical inspection.

TEAMWORK

“Many hands. Many minds. One Goal.”