Kreon Technologies has introduced Anemo, a 3D laser scanner for its Onyx portable measuring arm. Anemo is the first Kreon scanner to capture 4,000 points per laser line, at 1,200,000 points per second. Kreon says metrology teams "no longer have to choose between scanning speed and resolution."
That point rate is twice that of the company's Skyline range. The blue laser line is 200 mm wide, which gives 25 µm resolution across the line and lets operators cover large parts in fewer passes. Kreon puts the scanner's accuracy at 12 µm when considered independently of the arm, and says precision holds on gloss black, bare metal and carbon. LED indicators on top of the scanner show operators when they are too close to or too far from the surface.
Pairing the scanner with the Onyx arm puts optical scanning and tactile probing in one system. For QA teams that currently move parts to a fixed CMM for dense surface data, Metrology and Quality News reports that the system offers an alternative for certain inspection tasks, on the shop floor or in a metrology lab.
Switching between the two modes is the other change. The scanner mounts and releases with a quarter-turn, no tools required. Anemo also uses a standard Renishaw mounting interface in place of the dedicated M8 thread found on earlier configurations, so probes fitted with a PAA1 adapter attach beneath the scanner. Kreon says a calibrated probe can be removed and refitted repeatably without recalibration.
Kreon lists castings, molds and dies, tooling, sheet metal, injection-molded plastic parts and foundry components as target parts. The company positions the Onyx Anemo for quality control, first article inspection and reverse engineering in automotive and aerospace production. Kreon's measuring arms are certified to ISO 10360-12, and its scanners are validated to ISO 10360-8.
