Meet the widest range of metrology solutions for railway inspection

 

Across the rail industry, metrology is an increasingly used tool for ensuring production productivity and quality is improved and wastage is minimised without compromising passenger comfort and safety.

Across manufacturing and maintenance, the integration of advanced inspection technology is a necessity. Every area of the railway production process has high potential for productivity gains by introducing improved inspection methods.

Hi-Tech Metrology has the ground-breaking metrology and automation expertise needed to understand and deliver solutions to these challenges.

Dimensional Checks on Railway Infrastructure 

✓ Portable Measuring Arm
Fast, flexible & accurate measurement with build & inspect functionality & excellent hidden-point measurement capability.

✓ Laser Tracker with direct scanning or external 3D laser scanner
Efficient inspection of the surface geometry of rails. Deformation analysis overtime, during the alignment process.

✓ Tube Inspection cell
Dedicated cell for instant inspection of tube geometries using multi-camera photogrammetry.

Manual & Automated Chassis and Bogie inspection 

✓ Laser tracker with touch probe (manual) 

✓ Large-volume portable arm with touch probe (manual)
Fast & accurate measurement is needed for production & inspection. The portability & flexibility of a wireless system makes the job much easier.

✓ Single-camera photogrammetry system (manual)
Macro-based evaluations allow the execution of predefined test plans with just a few clicks.

✓ Laser tracker with 3D laser scanner on robot & rail combined with rotary device (automated)
Designed for the full coverage of a bogie, automated inspection with offline programming & a high-productivity scanner offers fast geometrical inspection of key components through flexible & accurate measurement.

✓ Large-volume CMM (automated)
A design with an open structure offers excellent access & illumination of the working area, which increases loading & programming flexibility & drives time savings in inspection & overall production cycles.

Locomotive Frame Alignment

✓ Laser Tracker with direct scanning 
Medium-to-large-volume measurements with build & inspect functionality.

✓ Portable arm with touch probe
Accurate measurement that can be taken to the heart of production for quick checks with build & inspect functionality.

✓ Single-camera photogrammetry system 
Simple & fast measurement even in tight spaces.

Welding and Assembly Fixture Alignment 

✓ Laser tracker with touch probe
Flexible probing device with interchangeable tips for efficient hidden-point measurement capability for medium-to-large fixtures.

✓ Portable arm with touch probe

Axel Maintenance & Inspection 

✓ Portable arm with 3D laser scanner
Accurate surface scans are key to reverse engineering projects & easy inspection.

✓ Shop-floor CMM
High accuracy fully automated system with highest accuracy for inspection.

✓ Laser tracker with touch probe
Extreme portability, for alignment & general geometry checks during maintenance and inspection processes.

Tubes for Interior Components

✓ Portable arm with tube probe and 3D laser scanner
Arm with different accessories delivers unmatched speed & flexibility to the tube & wire production industry.

✓ Tube Inspection cell
All-in-one turnkey measurement cell specially developed for the efficient quality control of bent tubes & wires during the manufacturing process.

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