Automatic testing equipment for surface defects
Problem Description
Camshafts for automobile engines are manufactured using a variety of methods.
They can cause a variety of quality defects, such as:
- porosity;
- hardness cracks;
- casting shrinkage, cavities and holes;
- missing material.
Subsequent grinding can also cause cracks or grinding burns (soft spots). They are caused by variations during grinding operations such as changes in grinding speed, changes in grinding wheel/workpiece position and by the effects of the coolant used.
In the past, attempts to automate test procedures have often failed.
Solution
Complex geometry’s such as camlobes can now be easily tested with standard Marposs N.D. probes.
The Marposs N.D. inspection method is based on the Eddy Current technology.
It is the only method capable of performing N.D. inspections automatically. For this reason, it can be easily installed into a production line for 100% inspection.
The traditional testing procedure, which is usually performed with magnetic powder and/or human evaluation, can be now reduced in terms of inspection time and overall cost.
Cracks as small as 100 microns in depth can be detected, dependent upon the surface finishing and material homogeneity.
Automatic N.D. Testing System
The parts are automatically loaded into the Marposs machine for simultaneous inspection of camlobes and journals.
The probes are equipped with diamond shoes and mounted on followers, which always keep them in touch with the lobe surface.
Minimum Cycle Time: 10 seconds.
Reject parts are automatically segregated.
Detectable Defect
The inspection equipments can detect the following defects:
- porosity;
- cracks;
- missing material;
- blow holes;
- nick and marks;
- grinding burns.
Application for the simultaneous inspection of 10 camlobes and 6 journals (16 probes total)
Automatic measuring trigger on the camlobe’s chamfer machine cycle time: 16 seconds
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The new Marposs hardness measuring fork has been conceived for an easier and more friendly use on the shop floor environment. Its wide inspection range allows testing all the crankshaft’s families without any kind of mechanical tooling, thus completing the HRC inspection of all pins and journals within few minutes.
