Dimac Srl recently supplied its MCV4 and MCV2 rotary table machines to German-based Möhling GmbH for the inspection of 300mm long anchor bolts, which also require bending inspection.
Dimac’s MCV4 machine has been designed to control the complete range of high-quality anchor bolts, which Möhling GmbH successfully produces for automotive manufacturers. The bending inspection is done in sequence together with crack detection and heat treatment inspection by Eddy current technology. Thread profiles and full 360° dimensional controls can also be carried out.
Lars Kunkowski, sorting department manager at Möhling GmbH, explains: “Every single bolt is picked up and turned 360° while the rotary table indexes. The complete bolt profile is scanned as 3D by the side profile cameras and the MCVx software performs a complete bending check with the highest possible accuracy.”
The MCV4 can be used 24 hours a day, across the three shifts of Möhling’s sorting facility. “In 2015 we started working with Dimac on our company specifications and I personally followed the machine pre-acceptance in Italy and the final acceptance in Germany,” mentions Lars. “Everything was fulfilling our expectations in terms of performances and accuracy of the inspection.”
Lars continues: “This machine is really user-friendly to set up and we can changeover from one part to a new one in a very short time. The after sales service team at Dimac is fantastic, they give a very prompt online teleservice support, as well as offering support and consultation for any improvements of the inspection capacities.”
Using the MCV4 for anchor bolts is an example of how Dimac challenges itself to meet its customers’ demands for complex sorting solutions. The MCV4 index rotary table inspection machine, which covers the range M6 – M20, can also be adapted for the inspection of brake booster bolts up to 300mm long.
The MCV4 uses Dimac’s MCVx vision inspection system, which the company says is one of the most advanced dedicated systems for the inspection of fasteners. The system is the result of 15 years research and development, which Dimac carried out with some of the most important fastener manufacturers around the world – helping it to create this state of the art inspection software for fasteners.
Mr Möhling personally expressed his satisfaction for the partnership developed with Dimac and Winner & Co (Dimac’s German representative) during the last 5 years. “Dimac has been able to meet our requirements in terms of 100% inspection of very complex parts, which the automotive industry is challenging us to meet every day.”
Dimac is an Italian manufacturer of a wide range of 100% automatic inspection, measuring and sorting machines for fasteners. Its machines are robust and include a high-tech machine vision system combined with very simple set up and rapid changeover times. Each machine model is extremely flexible and could be customised for specific applications at the request of individual customers.
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