Efficient and Accurate: Analysis of Innovative Solutions for Non-standard Bearing Parts Inspection

Shaft parts are indispensable in industrial applications, playing crucial roles in:

1. Power Transmission: Shafts transmit power from the source (e.g., motor) to the working components (e.g., gears, pulleys) of equipment. This ensures smooth and efficient power transfer within the mechanical system.

2. Torque Bearing: During operation, shafts must withstand significant torque. Precise design, strict dimensional control, and careful material selection are essential to ensure the shaft can handle high torque loads and maintain stable equipment operation.

3. Equipment Support: Shafts provide critical support for various equipment components. For instance, the crankshaft in an internal combustion engine supports the pistons and connecting rods, enabling the engine's smooth functioning.

Customer Inspecting Requirements for Shaft Parts

Dimensional Accuracy:

1. Support Journals: Critical for shaft fixation and support, these surfaces require high dimensional accuracy, typically within 0.01-0.03mm.

2. Matching Journals: Used to interface with transmission components (e.g., gears, pulleys), these have slightly less stringent dimensional accuracy requirements.

Shape Accuracy:

1. Key Surfaces: Including journals, external conical surfaces, and tapered holes, must exhibit minimal form errors (roundness, cylindricity).

2. Tolerance: Shape errors are generally confined within the specified dimensional tolerances.

3. Precision Shafts: Require separate geometric shape accuracy specifications on the part drawing.

Positional Accuracy:

1. Coaxiality: Precise alignment between inner and outer surfaces, and between critical shaft surfaces, is crucial.

2. Radial Runout: The deviation of a circular surface from its true center, particularly important for mating shaft sections.

a. Typical: 0.01-0.03mm for ordinary precision shafts.

b. High-Precision: 0.001mm or tighter.

3. Perpendicularity/Parallelism: End faces must be accurately perpendicular to the axis and parallel to each other, ensuring proper assembly and function.

Difficulties in Inspecting Shaft Parts

High Volume and Accuracy Demands:

1. Full inspection is often required, demanding high throughput and precise measurements.

2.IMS offers both contact (hard-trigger) and non-contact scanning methods, enabling accurate and efficient measurements tailored to specific needs.

Challenges with High-Precision Shafts:

1. Tight tolerances for size and shape necessitate highly accurate and stable measurement equipment.

2.IMS's ultra-high-speed IMS-IDC-Plus control system ensures faster and more stable measurement processes.

Datum Definition and Tolerance Evaluation:

1. Accurately defining datums and evaluating geometric tolerances can be complex.

2.IMS's intelligent program reading system supports various operating systems and includes AI-powered guidance, significantly reducing operator skill requirements.

Data Acquisition and Production Efficiency:

1. Traditional methods struggle to quickly acquire accurate data for feature dimensions and geometric tolerances, hindering production efficiency and quality control.

2.IMS's intelligent programming tools streamline measurement processes, addressing complex programming challenges.

IMS STAFF575: A High-Precision Measurement Solution for Shaft Parts

     The IMS STAFF575 employs a 0.7-micron high-precision scanning 3D coordinate measuring machine. Integrated with an IMS-XT1 fully automatic measuring head and powered by IMS-DMISCAD++ software, this system offers a high-precision and highly efficient measurement solution specifically tailored for the processing of shaft parts.

Inspection Ideas for Shaft Parts

Secure Product Fixation: Employ robust fixtures to ensure stable and accurate product positioning throughout the measurement process.

Efficient Data Input:

1. Import measurement drawings directly into the equipment.

2. Define measurement dimensions and clearly outline the inspection tasks.

Program Optimization:

1. Utilize pre-programmed routines from upstream or downstream processes to minimize redundant programming efforts.

2. Leverage intelligent system guidance to assist in programming for similar workpieces.

Automated Measurement and Reporting:

1. Initiate fully automated 3D measurements.

2. Automatically generate comprehensive inspection reports for standardized data output.

IMS Solution Advantages

· Enhanced Efficiency: Practical applications demonstrate that the IMS STAFF575, a 0.7-micron high-precision CMM, coupled with IMS DIMIS CAD++ intelligent guided programming software, can achieve nearly 5 times the efficiency of traditional measurement methods.

· Rapid Measurement: The system utilizes hard-trigger technology, enabling faster measurement speeds and improved efficiency, making it particularly well-suited for precision bearing inspection.