Quality Control Equipment - Invest Cast Inc.

There is a tight relationship between innovation and inspection. The more innovation in a new product or process, the more dimensional measurement is needed to ensure that nothing goes wrong. This is just one of the reasons Invest Cast Inc. purchased a Romer 6 axis fully articulating portable CMM.

The Infinite CMM is fully portable, totally wireless and is the most accurate articulating arm Romer CimCore has produced. This arm has an accuracy of +/- .0011 inch within the eight foot sphere envelope. With the ability to import customer Cad data, inspection of complex geometry parts (not normally suited for a conventional CMM) is no longer a quality nightmare.

The drive for precision in foundries has reached a high point. Many parts are used by customers as-cast, that is, as received from the foundry and with little to no machining. Customers are demanding shorter lead times. Prototypes are being completed in less than five working days. That's the total time from receiving the cad file, to boxing the parts at shipping! The Romer CimCore CMM was an easy choice to help meet all of these demands.

Inspection point-to-Cad comparison is a basic function, and for a small investment, you can save thousands of dollars in reduced setup and machining scrap.

FACT: The greater the innovation in a product or process, the greater the importance of dimensional certification.

Foundry precision has reached a all time high point; many parts are cast to use with little or no machining. As lead times for production shrink, prototypes and full production jobs require greater quality control.

To achieve this, Invest Cast Inc. uses a 6-axis fully articulating CMM. Accurate to +/- .0011 inch within an eight foot envelope, our CMM used in conjuction with PowerINSPECT software to generate reports that puts your quality control concerns at ease.

Inspection point-to-CAD comparison can also produce a best fit analysis to establish the location of datums for optimizing your machining requiremensts. This small investment can save you thousands in reduced setup and maching scrap.

Angstom U-71Spectrometer:	Chemical analysis of metal alloys.
Numerex CMM:	3-axis dimensional checking of castings.
Deltronic Optical Comparator:	Enlarged 2-axis dimensional checking of small castings.
Shell Testing Lab:	Suspended solid test of our shell material for verification of mixing procedures.
Wilson Rockwell Hardness Tester:	Verify rockwell readings on casting from heat treatment.
Surface Plate(s):	For open -plate dimensional layout (Old School).
Cim Core Infinite 6-Axis Arm:	Dimensional checking back to 3-D Cad File.